Tashkent host roundtable of priorities of presidency of Russia in SCO
28/11/2014 18:05
Tashkent host roundtable of priorities of presidency of Russia in SCO
28/11/2014 18:05
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A roundtable “Priorities of presidency of Russia in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in 2014-2015” was held in Tashkent, which was organized by the Embassy of Russia in Uzbekistan.
Representatives of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, SCO RATS Executive Committee, diplomatic missions of the SCO member and observer states, accredited in Uzbekistan, scholars and other attended the event.
Russian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Vladimir Tyurdenev in his speech briefed the participants on priorities of Russia during its presidency in the SCO. He said the Russian side will do its best for successful implementation of its liabilities to strengthen and consolidate SCO, promote its international positions, development of trade-economic, investment, scientific-technical, cultural and educational potential of the organization.
Russian envoy said that Dushanbe summit adopted a standard memorandum on liabilities of states, which want to join the SCO and order of providing status of the SCO member states. Russia believes that the organization should expand, but all decisions will be balanced and adopted on the bases of consensus.
Tyurdenev said that the main priority of the SCO is to ensure regional security, fighting terrorism, extremism and illegal turnover of drugs, especially in context of situation in Afghanistan. He said that the SCO should strengthen potential of the Regional anti-terrorism structure (RATS).
According to the envoy, Russia will also focus its efforts to economic interaction and implementation of coordinate steps in financial, energy and food security. He said that it is important to boost cooperation in cultural-humanitarian sphere.
Ambassador also said it is necessary to develop strategy of SCO development till 2025. It should reflect further directions of development of the SCO, concrete goals and ways of their achievement. It is planned to prepare it to the summit of the SCO President in Ufa in July 2015.
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