Muratbek Imanaliyev assumes office as SCO Secretary General

20:02, 21 January 2010

BEIJING. January 21. KAZINFORM. /Ruslan Suleimenov/ A reception on the occasion of official assumption of office of Muratbek Imanaliyev as Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has taken place in Beijing today.

On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Vice Foreign Minister Li Jinzhang congratulated Mr. Imanaliyev on the official assumption of office.

He noted that striving for ensuring peace and stability, promoting development and prosperity in the region the Shanghai Cooperation Organization had done effective work.

M. Imanaliyev thanked heads of the SCO member states, ministries of foreign affairs, national coordinators for the support of his candidacy to the position of the SCO Secretary General.

"Since its foundation in 2001 the SCO has reached considerable success in political, economic, humanitarian and cultural spheres of cooperation. It became one of the influential international organizations. Under the leadership of the heads of the SCO member states we will continue to work together to make the activity of the Organization dynamic and efficient", the new Secretary General noted.