Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi submitted in Bishkek on Monday
China's proposals to promote the development of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Yang is in the Kyrgyz capital for the SCO's foreign ministers
meeting, which forms part of the preparations for the upcoming SCO
summit in the city in mid-August.
On the security front, member states of the SCO should speed up
work on drafting an anti-terror pact and enhance their ability to
jointly fight terrorism. Deals on anti-drug cooperation should be
implemented effectively and a cooperation mechanism established,
the minister said.
On the economic front, legal foundations for trade and
investment cooperation should perfected. Deals on investment
protection and transportation facilities and joint projects on
energy and telecommunications should be advanced along the agenda,
according to Yang.
On the cultural front, the six nations should deepen their
cooperation on education, disaster relief, youth exchanges and
healthcare, Yang said.
The six members, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, should also intensify their contact with
countries which enjoy SCO observer status and other regional or
international organizations. Cooperation in various fields with
Afghanistan, in particular, should be strengthened, the minister
said.
Joint efforts should be made to boost the SCO's secretariat and
its anti-terror mechanism in order to make them play a more
important role in promoting cooperation in security, economy,
culture and foreign affairs among the organization's member states,
Yang said.
Achieving peace and development in Central Asia depends on
solidarity and cooperation among countries in the region. China
will join hands with other member states in making its due
contribution to the region's peace, prosperity and harmony, the
Chinese minister said.
(Xinhua News Agency July 10, 2007)
