Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Senior Researcher at the Institute for International Studies of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Igor Denisov commented on the speech of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the SCO summit.

The emphasis that the leader of Uzbekistan made on the need to strengthen the "Shanghai spirit", that is, those unique foundations of interstate communication that were laid by China and the states of the post-Soviet space during the creation of the organization, is important.

These principles, and above all the principles of consensus, mutual respect and equality of all SCO member states, have passed the test of time, and are especially relevant now, when the SCO, after enlargement, has left the zone of its traditional area, and when the external environment is becoming more and more unpredictable. Here, of course, a balance is needed between the SCO's desire to develop and the preservation of the aforementioned political constants.

The wish of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the need to jointly search for compromises on key issues on the SCO agenda is fair.

The SCO must acquire a truly "common agenda", the path to this is not easy, given the uneven economic development of the member states and the different understanding of the balance between regionalization and globalization.

However, for all the importance of strengthening political unity and trade and economic cooperation within the organization, the SCO must comply with global trends.

In this regard, a good bridge between the regional and global dimensions of the organization can be the initiative of the President of Uzbekistan to hold an international conference "The role of the SCO in the system of modern international relations" in connection with the 20th anniversary of the SCO.

Attention to the problems of digital literacy is also of interest, since it links the problem of cooperation in the field of ICT with the interests of the population in the SCO space, and contributes to the development of human capital.

This, of course, will allow to emphasize the social orientation of cooperation within the organization, and does not negate cooperation in other areas (regulation issues, technology exchange, countering destructive effects using the Internet).

Promising, if we talk about the population, is the development of technological platforms aimed at meeting the needs for medical services, education, creativity, etc.