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Lukashenko Calls on Putin, Xi and Modi to Turn Words Into Action

From 24.kg · () Russian

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  • Alexander Lukashenko said participants expected concrete proposals from Russia, China and India but had not yet received them.
  • He called for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to move from discussion to practical action and play a larger role in shaping a new world order.
  • Representatives of 18 countries and seven international organisations attended the SCO Plus meeting in Bishkek, where Kyrgyzstan handed the organisation’s chairmanship to Pakistan.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko used the SCO Plus meeting in Bishkek to press Russia, China and India for more than statements. He said the organisation’s other participants expected concrete proposals from its three major powers.

“We expect initiatives from them above all. But so far, unfortunately, there have been none,” Lukashenko said during the meeting. His appeal was directed at Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Lukashenko said the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation should move from discussion to practical action. He also called for the group to take a more active role in shaping a new world order.

The SCO Plus meeting took place on September 1 after the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting. Representatives of 18 countries and seven international organisations attended. Kyrgyzstan ended its chairmanship of the organisation and handed it to Pakistan.

We expect initiatives from them above all. But so far, unfortunately, there have been none.

— Alexander LukashenkoThe Belarusian president said participants expected concrete proposals from Russia, China and India at the SCO Plus meeting.
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