Fifth session of SCO Forum held in Dushanbe
| 2010-5-14 |
13-14 May 2010 Dushanbe hosted the fifth session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Forum. It was prepared and staged by the SCO Research Centre of the Republic of Tajikistan, aka the Centre for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan. The CSS Director S. Sharipov opened the session. The State Advisor on Foreign Policy E. Rakhmatulloyev read a welcoming statement by the President of Tajikistan E. Rakhmon, welcoming statements were also delivered by the SCO Deputy Secretary-General Hong Jiuyin, heads and representatives of the member states' SCO research centres.
Over 50 experts, including heads and representatives of the member states' SCO research centres, as well as SCO Secretariat officials, ambassadors and diplomats from the member and observer states, were in attendance.
In accordance with the Forum Regulations the fifth session was preceded by a working meeting of heads and representatives of the member states's SCO research centres.
The issues which dominated the Forum agenda are as follows:
1. The problem of Afghanistan and security issues in Central Asia.
2. Search for effective mechanisms of rational use of Central Asia's water and energy resources by SCO member states.
3. Struggle against the consequences of the global financial crisis, intensification of SCO economic cooperation.
4. Cooperation in the field of transportation and communications, potential involvement of SCO observer states and dialogue partners.
5. Development of SCO cultural and international cooperation.
6. The prospects for SCO expansion, practical implementation of the draft Regulations on Admisssion of New Members to the SCO.
Upon completion of the session the parties signed a protocol.
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