ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the names of the top leaders from member countries who will attend the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Islamabad from October 15 to 16.
The SCO, an intergovernmental organization founded by China and Russia, focuses on political, economic, defense, and security issues in the Eurasian region. Its members include China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Belarus, along with 16 observer and dialogue partner countries.
The supreme decision-making body of the SCO, the Council of Heads of State (CHS), meets annually to address major organizational matters.
This year, member nations are expected to send high-ranking leaders, except for India, which will send its foreign minister for a rare visit to Pakistan. The summit will cover a range of crucial topics concerning regional security and cooperation.
The leaders attending the SCO summit in Islamabad are as follows:
Marat Yelibayev, Chairman of the Council of SCO Interbank Union
Li Qiang, Chinese Premier of the State Council
Mikhail Mishustin, Russian Prime Minister
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Indian External Affairs Minister
Mohammad Reza Aref, Iranian First Vice-President
Roman Golovchenko, Belarusian Prime Minister
Olzhas Bektenov, Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister
Zhaparov Akylbek, Chairman of Kyrgyzstan’s Ministers Cabinet
Kokhir Rasulzoda, Tajikistan’s Prime Minister
Abdulla Aripov, Uzbekistan’s Prime Minister
Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai, Mongolian Prime Minister
Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of Turkmenistan’s Cabinet of Ministers
Zhang Ming, SCO Secretary General
Ruslan Mirzayev, Director of SCO RATS Executive Committee
Atif Ikram Shaikh, Chairman of the Board of SCO Business Council
