BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 20. Tajikistan’s
President Emomali Rahmon on October 20 called in Dushanbe for
expanding trade and investment, developing transport links, and
strengthening industrial cooperation among member states of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Emomali Rahmon made the remarks at a meeting with heads of
delegations from SCO member states who arrived in the Tajik capital
for the meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government, the
president’s press service said.
He said one priority should be to increase the practical impact
of the SCO’s work through specific programs and projects in trade,
investment, and humanitarian cooperation.
Emomali Rahmon also stressed the need to develop cooperation in
agro-industry, the digital economy, and green technologies, and to
strengthen energy and food security.
The Council of Heads of Government is responsible for
implementing decisions made by the organization’s leaders. Rahmon
underlined the importance of further strengthening the SCO’s
international standing and expanding its cooperation with the
United Nations and other international and regional
organizations.
Furthermore, he added that Tajikistan will continue to make a
constructive contribution to achieving the SCO’s common goals.
The SCO brings together member states to cooperate in security,
trade, investment, transport, energy, and other areas. Its Council
of Heads of Government focuses on economic and humanitarian
cooperation.
