Joint Declaration on SCO/UN Secretariat Cooperation
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JOINT DECLARATION
ON
SCO/UN SECRETARIAT COOPERATION
The Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, motivated by the intention to establish and develop relations between the Secretariats of the two Organizations in the spirit of the decisions taken by the World Summit of 2005 and the General Assembly resolution A/64/183 of 18 December 2009 entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,” state the following:
1. The Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Secretariat of the United Nations are united by the premise that the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security rests with the United Nations Security Council, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.
2. Further cooperation will aim to make a substantial contribution to addressing emerging challenges and threats encountered by the international community. Thus, we emphasize the importance of cooperation at different levels on issues related to international peace and security, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. This could include areas such as conflict prevention and resolution; the fight against terrorism; preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery; combating transnational crime, including trafficking in illicit drugs and the illicit arms trade; addressing the problems of environmental degradation; disaster risk reduction and emergency preparedness and response; and promoting sustainable economic, social, humanitarian, and cultural development.
3. Expressing our support for the consistent development of practical cooperation between our Organizations on matters of mutual interest, we agree to further develop cooperation on communication and information sharing and capacity building, as appropriate.
4. Our cooperation will take into account each Organization’s specific mandate, competence, procedures and capacities, for the benefit of international coordination in addressing global challenges and threats. We understand that the framework of our cooperation may vary with time and due to new imperatives.
Tashkent, 5 April 2010
Muratbek Imanaliev
Secretary-General of the
Shanghai Cooperation
Organization
Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General
of the United Nations
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