Today, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is on a working visit to Astana, is taking part in a meeting of heads of delegations in the «SCO+» format within the framework of the next Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
The leaders of member states and countries with observer status and dialogue partners in the Organization arrived in Astana to participate in the SCO Summit. The heads of international and regional organizations, including the UN General Secretary, have also been invited to the forum.
Let us recall that the SCO is an intergovernmental international organization operating on a permanent basis. The main objectives of its activities are to strengthen peace, security and stability in the region, consolidate common efforts to counter threats and challenges of our time, develop a positive dialogue in the political sphere, productive trade, economic and scientific-technical partnership, fruitful cultural and humanitarian ties. This year, the SCO is chaired by the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Source: TDH
