PM Imran Khan to participate in 20th SCO virtual meeting today

On Nov 10, 2020 Last updated Oct 4, 2021

From L: Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan pose for a photo prior to a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State in Bishkek on June 14, 2019. (Photo by Vyacheslav OSELEDKO / AFP)

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will partake in the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State (SHO-CHS) which is being held today.

The meeting will attended by leaders from all eight SCO member states and four observer states – including Indian PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The United Nations Secretary-General and the Secretary-General of SCO will also be present.

“SCO is an important forum for further enriching our deep rooted historical and cultural links with member states, providing these ties a sound economic foundation, and promoting Pakistan as a regional trade and transit corridor,” said a statement by the foreign office.

The 20th SCO-CHS will adopt 16 documents including the ‘Moscow Declaration’ reflecting member states’ stance on important regional and international issues.

Besides Pakistan, SCO’s current membership comprises China, Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.