The joint declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Heads of Government Meeting was issued, in which respect for each other’s sovereignty, commitment to territorial integrity was reiterated and tributes were paid to Pakistan for the successful meeting.
The 23rd Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (Prime Ministers) was held in Islamabad, the Prime Minister of Belarus Glovchenko, Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar, Iran’s Minister of Minerals Seyyed Mohammad Atbaq participated in the meeting.
According to the joint declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the meeting reviewed the economic and organizational activities of the SCO, the forum emphasized the need to establish a non-discriminatory and transparent trading system.
All the heads of state participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization paid tribute to Pakistan for the successful meeting.
The SCO joint statement said the forum opposes the imposition of unilateral trade sanctions, saying unilateral sanctions are against the rules of the World Trade Organization.
According to the joint declaration, the proposal to create a data bank for ongoing investment projects in the member countries was emphasized.
The SCO statement said that Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Uzbekistan supported China’s Belt and Road initiative.
The forum emphasized the need for better economic cooperation between Europe and Asia as well as the importance of cooperation in the field of information security.
In the joint statement, it was said that the leaders emphasized on holding regular meetings of the Special Working Group on Electronic Commerce and emphasized on increasing the capacities of the member countries in the fields of green development, digital economy, trade, investment, technology.
According to the joint declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the participants also reviewed the proposal for the exchange of experiences on national industrial policy, digital platform, while reviewing the proposal for the implementation of initiatives related to production technology and IT solutions.
The joint declaration said that it is important for the heads of delegations to use the capabilities of the countries of the region, international organizations and multilateral associations to create a broad, open, mutually beneficial and equitable interaction space in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization region. understand
The SCO declaration stated that, in accordance with the principles of international law, mutual respect and national interests, the SCO, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, as well as other interested states and multilaterals Noted the proposal to create a Greater Eurasian Partnership with the participation of associations.
According to the declaration, the heads of delegations advocated promoting cooperation within the framework of the SCO Year of Sustainable Development, improving the region’s capacity in areas such as green development, digital economy, trade, sustainable and inclusive economic development of member countries. Advancing development was considered important.
The joint statement added that e-commerce, finance and banking, investment, high technology, start-ups and innovation, poverty alleviation, health care, including traditional and folk medicine, agriculture, industry, transport, logistics will be discussed during the meeting. Emphasis was placed on enhancing cooperation in connectivity, energy, including renewable energy, communications, science and technology, environment and climate change.
