Dar leads Pakistan delegation at SCO meeting in Ta...

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• ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is leading Pakistan’s delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, scheduled for October 19 and 20.
• At the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting in Bishkek in September, member states adopted the Bishkek Declaration, setting out areas for further cooperation in security, trade and technology.
• The two discussed the evolving regional situation and the ongoing Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Baghdad.

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ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is leading Pakistan’s delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, scheduled for October 19 and 20.

According to the Foreign Office, Dar is attending the meeting at the invitation of Tajikistan’s Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda. The gathering is expected to focus on economic cooperation, trade, regional connectivity and other shared priorities among member states.

The Council of Heads of Government is expected to adopt a joint communiqué, statements and key decisions aimed at strengthening cooperation within the regional bloc.