On January 31, a round table on the topic “SCO in a changing world: on the way to the Summit in New Delhi” was held in Dushanbe at the SCO Friendship and Cooperation Center in Tajikistan, dedicated to the chairmanship of the Republic of India in the Organization.
The event was attended and addressed by the Director of the SCO Friendship and Cooperation Center in Tajikistan A.Gafurzoda, Acting National Coordinator of the Republic of Tajikistan for SCO Affairs A.Saidmurodzoda, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to Tajikistan V. Singh, former SCO Secretary General R.Alimov, Head of the SCO Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, R.Sultoni, Ambassadors of Member States and Observer States, Secretary General of the SCO Committee on Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation, Director of the SCO People’s Diplomacy Center in Uzbekistan, First Deputy Secretary General of the Assembly of Peoples of Eurasia and Chairman of the Youth Platform for the SCO countries SCOLAR Network.
An interested exchange of views took place on the place and role of the SCO in a changing world. It was noted that against the background of the crisis in international relations, the SCO remains not only an attractive model of cooperation, but also acts as a generator of important initiatives related to strengthening international cooperation, ensuring security and sustainable development of partner states that share the values of the “Shanghai spirit”.
The participants of the round table noted with satisfaction that the active preparation for the meeting of the SGG in New Delhi confirms the commitment of the Organization’s member states to create additional conditions aimed at strengthening collective capabilities to ensure security in the SCO space, countering the threats of the “three evils” and drug trafficking, as well as joint prosperity. A unanimous opinion was expressed that the upcoming SCO Summit in India will be successful and will put the Organization into a new orbit of cooperation.
