Samarqand Uzbekistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reached Uzbekistan capital Samarkand to attend the annual meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) Council of Heads of State (CHS) during a two-day visit.
The CHS is the highest forum of the SCO, which considers and defines strategy, prospects and priorities of the Organisation.
Uzbekistan is scheduled to host the SCO summit September 15-16, which the premier will attend at the invitation of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
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.
Since becoming a full member of SCO in 2017, Pakistan has been actively contributing towards advancing Organization’s core objectives through its participation in various SCO mechanisms.
Collectively, the SCO member states represent nearly half of the world’s population and a quarter of global economic output.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Russian President H.E Vladimir Putin shake hands ahead of their meeting in Samarqand Uzbekistan.
