Pakistan to host SCO coordinators' meet before 2027 summit preparations
Pakistan will host a three-day meeting of national coordinators of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 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, will be an early engagement under Pakistan's chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of State for 2026-27 and is expected to help coordinate upcoming high-level meetings and activities.
According to a statement posted on X by Pakistan's Foreign Office on Sunday, Pakistan's National Coordinator will chair the meeting. National coordinators from member states and representatives of the SCO Secretariat will attend. The participants will discuss a wide range of issues related 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 Foreign Office 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", the Foreign Office said. "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 aim, it added, 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 Foreign Office said the meeting would 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.
