President of Uzbekistan meets with SCO Secretary General

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received visiting Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Zhang Ming.

The sides discussed the issues of further expanding practical cooperation and strengthening regional partnership within the SCO, as well as the preparation of major events during Uzbekistan's presidency at the organization.

The meeting noted the successful completion of half of the meetings and sessions planned for this year. The active work is underway to concurring on the documents of the forthcoming SCO summit in Samarkand.

The need to reinforce the organisation's potential in countering new challenges and threats to stability and security, to intensify multilateral cooperation based on the principles of the "Shanghai Spirit" was underlined.

A particular attention is paid to promoting the joint interconnectivity projects in the area of transport, green energy, innovation, digital economy and industrial cooperation.

It is generally agreed that the active cultural and humanitarian ties should be resumed in the post-pandemic period.

During his stay in Tashkent, Zhang Ming held talks with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov. He also visited the Executive Committee (headquarters) of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure and met with the Director Ruslan Mirzayev. The possibilities of further intensification of coordination and interaction between the two permanent SCO bodies - the Secretariat and the RATS were discussed.