Flags of India and Pakistan raised at building of SCO RATS Executive Committee

Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, RATS SCO, Ambassadors of foreign countries, correspondents of Uzbek and foreign media attended the event, the press service of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

At the ceremony, Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Anvar Nasyrov congratulated all those present on the significant date – “The Day of the SCO”.

He recalled that on this day, 16 years ago, leaders of Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan signed the Declaration on the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Shanghai (China).

Uzbek official said that India and Pakistan became full-fledged members of the SCO on 9 June in line with the memorandums, signed in Tashkent in 2016.

He underlined that accession of India and Pakistan, given their great potential on the world stage, to the SCO will create new fundamentally new opportunities for developing cooperation in the field of ensuring regional security and stability, expanding trade and economic relations, cooperation in the field of transport, investment, tourism, as well as other directions of mutual interest.

“We are convinced that our new partners will also contribute to the development and strengthening of the Regional Antiterrorist Structure,” he said. The equality of the member states will remain unchanged in the activities of the SCO, Nasyrov said.

Welcoming new members, Anvar Nasyrov said that Uzbekistan is ready to provide all possible assistance in further development and prosperity of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.