Shanghai summit is important to SCO's future: Kyrgyz expert
13/6/2006 17:11
The upcoming 2006 summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is
of great significance and will have great influence on the group's future
development, said A. Bagatyrjov, director of Kyrgyzstan's Institute of
International Strategy Study.
Bagatyrjov lauded the SCO as an open
international organization which conforms to the tide of globalization and makes
efforts to engage other countries as well as regional and international
organizations in dialogue, exchange and cooperation.
The SCO members strictly
stick to the UN Charter, resolve problems by coordination, maintain
consultations and act jointly to regional and international affairs, and promote
peace and stability in the region and the world at large, he said in a recent
interview with Xinhua.
Bagatyrjov said Kyrgyzstan attaches great importance
to security cooperation within the SCO framework, trying to put into practice
the closely-coordinated combat against terrorism, separatism and
extremism.
In addition, the SCO has conducted successful cooperation in
fighting weapons and drug trafficking, illegal immigration and other criminal
activities.
The SCO, established on June 15, 2001 in Shanghai, consists of
China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, with Pakistan,
India, Iran, Mongolia as observers.
The 2006 SCO summit will be held on
Thursday in Shanghai, China.
Xinhua News
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