Summary Pakistan will further play its role in regional peace after becoming full SCO member, Mamnoon said.
TASHKENT (Web Desk) - Pakistan has signed the ‘Memorandum of Obligations’ in Tashkent today (Friday), a major step towards becoming a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Dunya News reported.
SCO is an inter-government regional security and cooperation organization comprising of states including China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
As an Observer State of the SCO, Pakistan has been making substantive contribution to regional peace, security and development.
Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tashkent today (Friday), Mamnoon Hussain said that Pakistan will further boost its ties with the regional partners and play its role in regional peace after becoming full member of SCO.
He said peace and stability is inevitable for economic progress and prosperity in the region.
He said work on China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) is in full swing and the project will provide the SCO member countries access to South Asia and Arabian sea.
The corridor will play an effective role in furthering peace and fraternity in the region, he added.
The President thanked the member countries for extending their support for Pakistan’s membership.
He said operation Zarb-e-Azb vigorously started by the security forces reflects Pakistan’s firm resolve against terrorism.
President Mamnoon Hussain is leading the Pakistani delegation at the meeting of the Heads of States Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tashkent.
Pakistan was invited to start the process of becoming full SCO member at the Heads of State Council meeting held in Ufa, Russia in July last year.
