Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have a great potential to enhance cooperation in the fields of politics, economy, security and culture, Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said in a recent interview with Chinese media.
“I believe the potential will be further strengthened in future,” he said.
The Kyrgyz president described the SCO as an “unique and highly effective international organization.”
Cooperation among the SCO members has been extended to culture, education as well as medical and health care from economy and security fields, he said, noting that the SCO has set up its Entrepreneurs” Committee and the Bank Syndicate.
The SCO has been playing a key role in maintaining regional peace and stability and promoting prosperity and development of its member states, serving as a key pillar in the future multipolar world, he added.
He said that as terrorism cannot be solved by any country alone, the international community need to enhance cooperation in this regard.
The SCO members have joined forces in fighting the “three evil forces” of terrorism, separatism and extremism and transnational organized crime. The security authorities of SCO member countries have established close ties, and the SCO”s anti-terror institution based in Tashkent has achieved fruitful results, he said.
