Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov took part in a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held in format of videoconference. Press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported.
The Chairman of the Cabinet noted that the SCO is a fruitful platform for coordinating common efforts to ensure regional security, counter new challenges and threats.
The SCO occupies a special place among international organizations and directs efforts to maintain peace, security and stability, favorable conditions for sustainable socio-economic development.
Akylbek Japarov
He stressed that at the Dushanbe summit, the heads of state paid special attention to security issues, ensuring peace and stability in the SCO region, and made important decisions in key areas of cooperation.
The head of the Cabinet noted that the Kyrgyz side raised the issue of creating a center for countering international organized crime in Bishkek at the SCO summit in Dushanbe city. He is confident that after its establishment, the center will serve as an effective platform for countering international organized crime and will significantly increase the level of coordination and improvement of interaction between the countries of the organization.
Akylbek Japarov stated that the SCO countries are gradually taking the trajectory of economic growth.
An average GDP growth of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries is expected to reach 5.3 percent. The Chairman of the Cabinet drew attention to the need to improve the transport and logistics infrastructure and effective implementation of joint infrastructure projects to create new international routes for road and rail transport in the region.
Implementation of China — Kyrgyzstan — Uzbekistan railway project can become a significant step towards complete unlocking of the transit potential of the region and the possibility of access to seaports.
Akylbek Japarov
It was noted that improvement of the regional transit and transport system will attract additional volumes of international transit and will contribute to an increase in trade between the countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Kyrgyzstan supports creation of SCO financial institutions, in particular the SCO Development Bank and the SCO Development Fund (special account).
Touching upon the topic of climate change, he noted that Kyrgyzstan made a proposal at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly to create a special fund for the implementation of targeted programs for adaptation to climate change, with an emphasis on the preservation of glaciers, forests and biodiversity.
«The Kyrgyz Republic is making its contribution to expanding cooperation in the field of sports and plans to hold sports games of the SCO countries and the Silk Road in 2022,» the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers said and expressed hope for the support and active participation of all partners in the upcoming sports event.
