Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that Pakistan has assumed the chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) following the conclusion of the SCO Council of Heads of State summit in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday, September 1, on X that Pakistan had taken over the SCO chairmanship for 2027.
He said that over the past 25 years, the SCO had developed into an important forum for regional cooperation.
The Pakistani prime minister also stressed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations must be condemned.
He added that Pakistan would lead the organisation under the theme, “Turning Vision into Action: Connectivity, Innovation and Shared Prosperity.”
Shehbaz Sharif expressed hope that the SCO would continue to expand regional cooperation and deliver tangible benefits to the people of its member states.
