President of Uzbekistan to attend SCO summit
Heads of the member states of the SCO will discuss perspectives of further improving activities of the organization, issues of ensuring regional security, boosting economic and investment cooperation, cooperating in transport-communication sphere and other issues of mutual interest.
The member states of the SCO and its partners, representatives of international organizations, including UN, were invited to the summit.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation creation of which was proclaimed on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai (China) by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan.
India Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan have observer status at the SCO. Belarus, Turkey and Sri Lanka are dialogue partners of the SCO.