PM Shehbaz visits Khizr Complex in Samarkand
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif who arrived in Uzbekistan to attend SCO Summit visited Khizr complex in Samarkand on Thursday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Shehbaz Sharif was accompanied by Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif and Finance Minister Miftah Ismail.
Earlier, Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Samarkand to attend the annual meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
At the airport, he was received by Uzbekistan's Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, Minister for Public Education Bakhtiyor Saidov, Governor Samarkand Erkinjon Turdimov and Deputy Foreign Minister Gayrat Fozilov.
Shehbaz Sharif left Islamabad on Thursday morning for Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to attend the annual meeting of the Council of Heads of State (CHS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). He will be participating in the SCO-CHS on the invitation of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who would chair the meetingy.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif departs for his two day visit of Uzbekistan (15th-16th September, 2022) for attending SCO-CHS.
— Prime Minister's Office (@PakPMO) September 15, 2022
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PM Shehbaz tweeted and said that he was leaving for Uzbekistan today to attend the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO.
“The global economic turbulence has necessitated the need for more cooperation among the SCO member countries. The SCO vision represents the aspirations of 40% of world population,” he added.
https://twitter.com/CMShehbaz/status/1570263773063286785
Prime Minister said that Pakistan reiterates its commitment to 'Shanghai Spirit'. “Mutual respect & trust can be the bedrock of shared development & prosperity. The SCO has a great potential to chart a way forward at a time of deeply worrying transformation in the geo-political & geo-economic fields,” he said.
Leaders of SCO members and observer states as well as heads of SCO organizations and other special guests would attend the meeting.
At the forthcoming event, the SCO leaders will deliberate on important global and regional issues, including climate change, food security energy security, and sustainable supply chains.
They would also approve agreements and documents that would chart the future direction of cooperation among SCO member states.
Besides attending the summit, the Prime Minister would hold bilateral meetings with other participating leaders on the sidelines of the Council of Heads of State meeting.
Pertinent to note that since becoming full member of SCO in 2017, Pakistan has been actively contributing towards advancing Organization’s core objectives through its participation in various SCO mechanisms.