On the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of heads of governments in the city of Tashkent

On November 2, 2007 the meeting of the Council of heads of governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member-states will take place in the city of Tashkent.

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.Masimov, Premier of the State council of the People’s Republic of China W.Jiabao, acting Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic A.Atambaev, Head of the Government of the Russian Federation V.Zubkov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan A.Akilov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh.Mirziyoev, the SCO Secretary General B.Nurgaliev and Director of the SCO Regional Antiterrorist Structure Executive Committee M.Subanov will participate at the meeting.

The representatives of the SCO observer-countries – the State minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of India E.Ahamed, the First vice-president of the Islamic Republic of Iran P.Dawudi, the Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia M.Enhsayhan and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan H.Kasuri, and as a guest – the First vice-president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan A.Masood will also take part at the meeting.

During the meeting the reports will be made on implementation of decisions by the Council of heads of states and heads of governments of the SCO member-states on the development and measures to further intensify the trade, economic, and humanitarian cooperation in the Organization’s framework, as well as the activity of the SCO Business council and Banking association during the period, which followed the last meeting of the SCO Council of heads of governments in September 2006 in the city of Dushanbe.

Within the framework of the Council of heads of governments the Joint Communiqué and Agreement between the governments of the SCO member-states on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs, and a number of other documents will be signed.