The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has great potentials to develop, as its member countries enjoy a high level of mutual trust, equality and opening up and are ready for dialogue at any time, Tajik President Emomali Rakhmonov said shortly before an upcoming summit of the SCO heads of state to be held in Shanghai.

Rakhmonov said the SCO's practice over the past five years had shown its vital importance in regional and world politics, and its member countries, with different civilizations and religious beliefs, have set a good example for the rest of the world on how to seek consensus and work for common interests.

The future practice of the SCO will be more effective because the organization has clear principles and vested priorities and plans for development, he said.

He said economic and security cooperation should continue to dominate the SCO's agenda, and this will ensure the organization's effectiveness and rapid reaction to the changing world situation.

With its wide representation and great economic potential, the SCO will become more attractive to other countries, said Rakhmonov.

On the cooperation between the SCO and other regional and international organizations, he said a mechanism should be created which is interactive and complementary.

No matter how the regional and world situation changes, the SCO should always be driving force committed to peace and cooperation, and security and development.

Speaking about the forthcoming SCO summit to be held on June 15in Shanghai, Rakhmonov believed that it will serve as a venue for the member states to discuss all the pressing issues and work out ways to improve the organization's effectiveness.