TASHKENT, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The Uzbek Foreign Ministry held a press conference here Monday about the 16th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, saying a series of documents will be signed and tasks completed during the meeting.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Anvar Nasirov said according to the agenda, the heads of SCO member states will discuss issues of further deepening multifaceted and mutually beneficial cooperation within the SCO framework and exchange views on important regional and international issues.
In addition, they will address strengthening stability and security in Central Asia, expanding the SCO's contacts with other international organizations and states, as well as involving SCO observer states and dialogue partners more deeply in practical cooperation within the organization.
Moreover, the discussion is expected to include maintaining inter-state dialogue, achieving the SCO's common objectives in strengthening peace, stability and security, ensuring sustainable development of the SCO member states and joint efforts to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism, as well as deepening cooperation in economic and cultural areas.
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