MOSCOW, 02 January 2022, (TON): Uzbekistan, which chairs the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), plans to hold more than 80 international events in 2022, develop a program for the development of intraregional trade and strengthen cooperation between countries in the security sphere.

As priorities, Uzbekistan outlined the intensification of economic cooperation and strengthening the organization’s potential in the field of security.

Tashkent intends to expand the SCO agenda through new directions, such as the creation of mechanisms for the development of digital technologies and innovations. Strengthening dialogue in the health sector remains relevant in the context of the ongoing pandemic.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the republic Abdulaziz Kamilov noted “the country’s authorities have developed a special roadmap and concept for their chairmanship. “There is no doubt that all events within the framework of Uzbekistan’s chairmanship in the SCO will be held at the highest level.”

The next meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO will be held on September 15-16 in Uzbekistan, which, according to Kamilov, opens up an opportunity to realize the potential of the organization in a new way, to strengthen its role and significance.