ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain will lead Pakistan’s delegation to the meeting of the Heads of States Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Tashkent on June 23-24.
Pakistan is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding at Tashkent which will be a major step towards becoming a full member of the SCO, the Foreign Ministry said.
Prior to that, as an observer state of the SCO, Pakistan has been making substantive contribution to regional peace, security and development, the statement added.
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 2015.
SCO is an important organisation founded in Shanghai in 2001. The SCO comprises six member states, five observers and three dialogue partners. The member- states include China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The SCO Heads of States Council (HSC) is the highest decision-making body of the organisation.
