SCO Foreign Ministers Meet in Cholpon-Ata
Dar will also hold bilateral meetings with SCO counterparts as Pakistan prepares to assume the bloc’s chairmanship for 2026-27, officials said.
- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar arrived in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz Republic, on Thursday to lead the Pakistani delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Foreign Ministers meeting scheduled for July 23–24.
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation comprises 10 member states including Pakistan, China, and Russia, and has evolved from a 2001 security group into a regional trade and economic forum with two observer states, Afghanistan and Mongolia.
- On Friday, Dar met with Foreign Minister Wang and Kyrgyz Republic President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov, with the Foreign Office noting a "warm and productive exchange of views" regarding regional and global developments.
- Dar underscored "the importance of continued collaboration" among SCO members as Pakistan prepares to assume the chairmanship for 2026–27, while Wang conveyed best wishes for Pakistan's diplomatic efforts for regional peace.
- Earlier this month, President Asif Ali Zardari and Kyrgyz Republic President Zhaparov reaffirmed their commitment to boosting bilateral ties, focusing on deepening trade, economic, and investment cooperation between the two nations.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, at the invitation of the Foreign Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Zheenbek Kulubaev, will lead the Pakistan delegation to the meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), to be held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz Republic on 23-24 July 2026.
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