{"id":31575,"date":"2024-07-04T20:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T20:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=31575"},"modified":"2024-07-04T20:49:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T20:49:02","slug":"uzbekistan-sco-cooperation-for-peace-and-prosperity-of-countries-and-their-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/uzbekistan-sco-cooperation-for-peace-and-prosperity-of-countries-and-their-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Uzbekistan \u2013 SCO: Cooperation for Peace and Prosperity of Countries and their People"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31579\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Uzbekistan_SCO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Uzbekistan_SCO.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Uzbekistan_SCO-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>ASTANA\/ Islamabad : Dunyo IA + SCO Monitoring Desk &#8211; On July 3-4, the President of Uzbekistan paid a working visit to the capital of Kazakhstan and participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>SCO \u2014 is a regional international association established in 2001, with Uzbekistan among its founding members alongside Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan. Presently, the SCO comprises 9 member countries, with 3\u00a0 countries serving as observers and 14 states engaging as dialogue partners.<\/h5>\n<h5>This underscores the SCO\u2019s growing influence in international politics amid challenging geopolitical conditions over the years of its existence.<\/h5>\n<h5>Currently, the combined territory of SCO countries exceeds 34 million square kilometers, representing over 60% of Eurasia\u2019s landmass. With a total population surpassing 3 billion people, approximately 42% of the global population resides within SCO member states.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Moreover, the collective economy of SCO countries constitutes more than 24% of the world economy.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OOMV2echpJ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/the-president-of-uzbekistan-emphasizes-the-important-role-of-the-sco-plus-meetings-in-developing-multifaceted-partnership-within-the-organization\/\">The President of Uzbekistan emphasizes the important role of the SCO Plus meetings in developing multifaceted partnership within the organization<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The President of Uzbekistan emphasizes the important role of the SCO Plus meetings in developing multifaceted partnership within the organization&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/the-president-of-uzbekistan-emphasizes-the-important-role-of-the-sco-plus-meetings-in-developing-multifaceted-partnership-within-the-organization\/embed\/#?secret=HzyXaFWK3g#?secret=OOMV2echpJ\" data-secret=\"OOMV2echpJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>The SCO aims to strengthen mutual trust, friendship, and good neighborliness among member states, fostering multidisciplinary cooperation to ensure peace, security, and stability in the region.<\/h5>\n<h5>It strives to promote a new democratic, fair, and rational political and economic international order, and collaborates to combat terrorism, separatism, extremism, drug and weapons trafficking, and other transnational crimes. Member countries endorse effective regional cooperation based on international law principles.<\/h5>\n<h5>The central governing body of the SCO is the Council of Heads of State, responsible for setting the strategy, priorities, and development prospects of the organization\u2019s multifaceted cooperation and activities.<\/h5>\n<h5>This council makes critical decisions aimed at achieving the SCO\u2019s goals and objectives, addresses urgent international issues and interactions with other international organizations and states, decides on membership expansion, and oversees internal structural and operational matters of the SCO and its permanent bodies.<\/h5>\n<h5>The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) comprises several key bodies: the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers), the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Meeting of Heads of Ministries and Departments, the Council of National Coordinators (CNC), the Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS), the Secretariat, the Business Council, and the Interbank Association.<\/h5>\n<h5>The Secretariat, led by the Secretary-General, serves as the SCO\u2019s executive body, appointed on a rotational basis by the Council of Heads of State (CHS) from among citizens of member states for a three-year term. Since January 1, 2022, Zhang Ming of the People\u2019s Republic of China has held this position, succeeding the previous representative from Uzbekistan.<\/h5>\n<h5>Additionally, the SCO Forum acts as an unofficial dialogue mechanism, including one scientific institution from each member state designated as a national research center. Recently, Uzbekistan hosted the 19th meeting of the SCO Forum in Tashkent, chaired by Uzbekistan&#8217;s Institute of Strategic and Interregional Studies.<\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0hvRPB4t0v\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pak-uzbek-leaders-discuss-early-realization-of-trilateral-railway-pta-and-tta-in-astana\/\">Pak Uzbek Leaders Discuss Early Realization of Trilateral Railway, PTA and TTA in Astana<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pak Uzbek Leaders Discuss Early Realization of Trilateral Railway, PTA and TTA in Astana&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pak-uzbek-leaders-discuss-early-realization-of-trilateral-railway-pta-and-tta-in-astana\/embed\/#?secret=D9dRbvd4yL#?secret=0hvRPB4t0v\" data-secret=\"0hvRPB4t0v\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Uzbekistan has actively engaged in the SCO, chairing the organization 4 times: in 2003-2004, 2009-2010, 2015-2016, and most recently in 2021-2022.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h5>It has spearheaded initiatives such as establishing the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure in Tashkent in 2004, introducing the Meetings of Security Council Secretaries, and launching a mechanism for granting observer status. The SCO Center for Public Diplomacy in Tashkent enhances intercultural and humanitarian dialogue within the SCO framework.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Since 2017, Uzbekistan has implemented 75 out of 91 initiatives aimed at enhancing political, economic, and innovative cooperation within the SCO.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>At the Samarkand summit on September 15-16, 2022<\/strong><\/span>, attended by leaders of 14 participating countries, observers, and international organization heads, significant decisions were made. These included signing a Memorandum of Commitments with Iran for its path to full SCO membership, finalizing the status of Egypt, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia as dialogue partners, and initiating Belarus&#8217;s full membership process.<\/h5>\n<h5>Moreover, SCO&#8217;s cooperation expanded with Bahrain, the Maldives, the UAE, Kuwait, and Myanmar seeking dialogue partner status.<\/h5>\n<h5>Memorandums of understanding were signed with the League of Arab States, UNESCO, and UNESCAP during the summit. The president of Uzbekistan put forward 16 new initiatives aimed at bolstering cooperation across various sectors during this summit.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The SCO summit in Astana introduced new initiatives that will further enrich cooperation and advance peace and prosperity among SCO member nations.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2e85arxSlp\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/uz-un-hand-in-hand-to-make-the-globe-a-peaceful-and-prosperous-land-by-tazeen-akhtar\/\">UZ &#038; UN &#8211; Hand in Hand to Make the Globe, a Peaceful and Prosperous Land -by Tazeen Akhtar<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;UZ &#038; UN &#8211; Hand in Hand to Make the Globe, a Peaceful and Prosperous Land -by Tazeen Akhtar&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/uz-un-hand-in-hand-to-make-the-globe-a-peaceful-and-prosperous-land-by-tazeen-akhtar\/embed\/#?secret=sJrcGDeTxk#?secret=2e85arxSlp\" data-secret=\"2e85arxSlp\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASTANA\/ Islamabad : Dunyo IA + SCO Monitoring Desk &#8211; On July 3-4, the President of Uzbekistan paid a working visit to the capital of Kazakhstan and participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit SCO \u2014 is a regional international association established in 2001, with Uzbekistan among its founding members alongside Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[990,140,2883,542,1896,509,1526,312,605,125],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31575"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31575"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31580,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31575\/revisions\/31580"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}