On the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the SCO countries

Dushanbe, July 14, 2021 – Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi participated in the regular meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) under the chairmanship of Tajikistan. Before the meeting, the SCO Foreign Ministers were received by the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.

During the CFM, the heads of the Foreign Ministries of the SCO summed up the results of the Organization's activities over 20 years and discussed the most pressing issues on the international and regional agenda. The priority tasks of further development of the SCO activities and issues of interaction of the Organization with other multilateral structures are considered.

In his speech, Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi noted the role and importance of the SCO in strengthening international security and regional cooperation. “Together with other members of the Organization, Kazakhstan strives to constantly make a worthy contribution to the full realization of its huge potential,” the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan said.

The Foreign Ministers of India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan approved the preparations for the upcoming meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State in Dushanbe in September 2021, and also approved the draft Dushanbe Declaration and other final decisions of the anniversary Summit.

Following the meeting, an Information Statement of the SCO foreign ministers was adopted.

On the same day, a meeting of the SCO – Afghanistan Contact Group was held at the level of foreign ministers, during which the participants discussed the current military-political situation in Afghanistan and issues of further cooperation between the SCO and the country. Following the meeting of the SCO – Afghanistan Contact Group, a Joint Statement was adopted by the Foreign Ministers of the SCO member states.

In the margins of the event, Mukhtar Tileuberdi held bilateral meetings with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Mahmood Qureshi. The parties discussed issues of strengthening bilateral cooperation and regional cooperation.