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Sadır Japarov: SCO Countries Represent More Than 40% of the World’s Population

From 24.kg · () Russian

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  • Leaders of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states met in Bishkek for a summit chaired by Kyrgyz President Sadır Japarov.
  • Japarov said the organisation’s members account for more than 40% of the world’s population and about one-quarter of global GDP.
  • He said the meeting would review the SCO’s first 25 years and set priorities for security, economic and transport links, cultural ties, digital development and artificial intelligence.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has grown from a border confidence-building mechanism into one of the leading international organisations, Kyrgyz President Sadır Japarov said as he opened its anniversary summit in Bishkek.

The meeting marks 25 years of the SCO and is being held under Kyrgyzstan’s chairmanship. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the summit.

Japarov highlighted the organisation’s scale, saying its member states represent more than 40% of the world’s population and generate about one-quarter of global GDP. He also said Kyrgyzstan had organised about 200 events during its chairmanship.

For a quarter of a century, the organisation has evolved from a mechanism for strengthening confidence-building measures on the border into one of the leading international organisations, proving its effectiveness and relevance.

— Sadır JaparovThe Kyrgyz president described the SCO’s institutional development at the anniversary summit.

The priorities he listed included security cooperation, economic and transport connectivity, cultural and humanitarian ties, digital development and artificial intelligence. "In the year of the SCO’s 25th anniversary, our common task is not only to sum up the first quarter-century, but also to open the next page in the organisation’s history, a page of sustainable peace, joint development and shared prosperity," Japarov said.

He said leaders would discuss current issues, establish future cooperation priorities and adopt decisions aimed at improving the organisation’s work.

In the year of the SCO’s 25th anniversary, our common task is not only to sum up the first quarter-century, but also to open the next page in the organisation’s history, a page of sustainable peace, joint development and shared prosperity.

— Sadır JaparovJaparov outlined the priorities he said should guide the organisation’s next period.
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