Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov supported initiative on creation of the SCO Youth Association, Kazinform said.

He lent his support to the initiative within the framework of the SCO session at the prime ministerial level in Tashkent on Friday.

Mr. Massimov also underlined importance of developing cooperation in the youth and educational exchange. "It is worth mentioning that China intends to create camps for schoolchildren and students from the SCO member countries on the threshold of the Olympic Games in Beijing", he said.