Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made a six-point proposal for enhancing practical cooperation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at a meeting held in Dushanbe Thursday.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attends the prime ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Nov. 25, 2010. [Zhang Duo/Xinhua]

Addressing the ninth SCO prime ministers' meeting, Wen said that the SCO countries should rely on collective powers to better safeguard regional peace and stability and promote a comprehensive and balanced economic, social and cultural development.

This is not only in the interests of all member states, but also help make the SCO more united and appealing to others, he said.

The Chinese premier said that safeguarding regional security, stability and harmony is of vital importance in promoting the development of the SCO and deepening mutually beneficial cooperation among SCO members.

Thus, he called on the SCO nations to strengthen strategic coordination, boost mutual trust and coordinate actions and set up, step by step, a permanent and effective mechanism of safeguarding regional security and stability and to take joint actions and comprehensive measures to deal persistent, heavier and more effective blows to the "three evil forces" of extremism, separatism and terrorism as well as drug trafficking and transnational organized crimes.

First, Wen proposed that the SCO countries boost the vitality of economic and trade cooperation.

The SCO countries should stick to the principle of government guidance, encourage enterprises to expand cooperation according to market regulations and rely on science and technology in a bid to accelerate regional economic development, he said.

Secondly, Wen called for expanding energy cooperation.

"We should safeguard energy transportation security, jointly develop wind energy and solar energy and enhance the effective use of energy," he said.