Kyrgyzstan stands for the creation of financial institutions within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, through which it would be possible to implement economic projects, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev said in Bishkek at a meeting with SCO Secretary General Zhang Ming, the press service of the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry reported.
Kulubaev "emphasized the priority issues for the Kyrgyz side within the framework of the SCO. In particular, the creation of effective financial mechanisms for the implementation of economic projects, the Development Bank and the SCO Development Fund, the establishment of the SCO Center for Combating International Organized Crime," the report says.
Zhang Ming arrived in Kyrgyzstan to participate in the SCO Issyk-Kul International Marathon, which will be held on May 13 in the city of Cholpon-Ata (Issyk-Kul region).
The Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan and the SCO Secretary General "substantially discussed priority areas of cooperation within the SCO", as well as issues related to the preparation of the upcoming SCO summit in New Delhi in July this year and the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the SCO member states in Bishkek in October 2023," the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan reports.
"The SCO Secretary General confirmed the readiness of the SCO Secretariat to provide comprehensive support in the implementation of the tasks and agreements of the heads of SCO member states," the message emphasizes.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
May 12, 2023