Islamabad: Pakistan will host a three-day meeting of national coordinators of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) from Monday as it begins preparations for the grouping’s Council of Heads of State summit in August 2027.
The meeting, to be held from September 28 to 30, marks an important initial engagement under Pakistan’s chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of State for 2026-27 and will help coordinate upcoming high-level meetings and activities.
According to a statement released on X by the Foreign Office Sunday, Pakistan’s National Coordinator will chair the upcoming SCO meeting. The session will bring together national coordinators from member states and representatives from the SCO Secretariat.
The national coordinators will discuss a “wide range of issues relating to SCO cooperation and coordination”, including the “programme of activities under Pakistan’s Chairmanship”, preparations for upcoming SCO meetings and events, and other matters on the organisation’s agenda, the FO said.
Pakistan will seek to advance the organisation’s objectives during its chairmanship under the theme “Turning Vision into Action: Connectivity, Innovation and Shared Prosperity”, according to the FO.
“In this regard, Pakistan’s Chairmanship would focus on promoting greater connectivity, fostering innovation, enhancing economic cooperation, and strengthening people-to-people contacts,” it said.
The FO said the aim would be to translate the shared vision of Member States into practical and mutually beneficial initiatives.
“Pakistan would work closely with all Member States and the SCO Secretariat to advance these priorities and further strengthen cooperation within the SCO,” it said.
The meeting will provide an early forum for coordination among member states as Pakistan begins its programme of activities as chair of the SCO Council of Heads of State.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif travelled to Bishkek for a three-day official visit to attend the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting and the SCO Plus Summit, where Pakistan assumed the organisation’s chairmanship for 2026-27.
Pakistan will lead the SCO’s top-level deliberations during its chairmanship and host the organisation’s summit in 2027.