SCO National Coordinators Council holds meeting in Beijing
From February 18 to 21, the Council of National Coordinators of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states has held a meeting in Beijing chaired by the Chinese side, the press service of the Kazakh MFA reported.
The delegation of Kazakhstan was led by Murat Mukushev, National Coordinator of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The participants discussed the implementation of the agreements of the Astana SCO Summit held in 2024. A thorough exchange of views was held on improving the Organization’s activities, as well as on the content of the upcoming high-level meetings in 2025, including preparations for the Summit of the Heads of State in China.
Special attention was given to various aspects of updating the legal framework. The national coordinators advocated a thorough elaboration of all the proposals put forward in order to transform the SCO into an effective and mobile multilateral structure.
“The considered issues of the SCO modernization pertain to the implementation of the agreements reached by the SCO leaders at the summit in Astana on July 4, 2024, and it is important to develop a consensual approach on all aspects of improvement to achieve the goals set,” said the National Coordinator of Kazakhstan.
The parties also discussed the issues of the SCO dialogue partnership and deepening the Organization’s international cooperation.
Previously, it was reported that the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan hosted talks on ensuring security in the SCO space.
