Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan participated in the Council of Foreign Ministers of SCO

NUR-SULTAN, May 13, 2020 - Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi participated in an extraordinary session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member-states, which was held via video conference under the chairmanship of the Russian Federation.

During the event, the Foreign Ministers, as well as the SCO Secretary-General and the Director of the Executive Committee of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, had a constructive exchange of views on the most pressing issues of the international and regional agenda and discussed cooperation between the SCO member-states in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Foreign Ministers of India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan further discussed issues of interaction in the trade and economic area and the international activities of the Organization. In addition, they discussed the preparations for the meeting of the Council of the Heads of SCO member-states in July 2020, as well as a number of other decisions on current activities.

Following the meeting, the Statement by the SCO Foreign Ministers Concerning the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) was adopted. In particular, the role and responsibility of each state in ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population was highlighted, as well as the fact that the fight against the pandemic requires strong, coordinated and inclusive multilateral efforts.

The Ministers welcomed the effective interaction of the SCO with the World Health Organization, other international organizations and associations in the fight against coronavirus.