By Madina Usmanova
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 1. The President of
Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, received the Secretary-General
of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Nurlan Yermekbayev,
and discussed further development of cooperation, Trend reports.
According to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakhstan places special
importance on strengthening the role of the SCO as an effective and
balanced international organization capable of promptly responding
to contemporary challenges in global politics.
Moreover, the President highly appreciated China’s current
chairmanship of the SCO and expressed support for further
improvement of the Organization’s mechanisms.
Furthermore, the implementation of the key priorities put
forward by Kazakhstan within the SCO was reviewed.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an international
regional organization established to strengthen security,
political, and economic cooperation in Eurasia. It was created to
enhance security, combat terrorism, and develop economic
cooperation among Eurasian countries.