Tashkent, Uzbekistan, April 19
By Demir Azizov– Trend:
The Uzbek delegation led by the country’s Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov will visit Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, this week, the Uzbek foreign ministry said.
According to the ministry, the Uzbek delegation will participate in another meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member- states, to be held in Astana April 20-21.
The ministers will discuss the issues related to the preparation for the upcoming SCO summit in Astana and other events as part of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in SCO.
During the visit, the Uzbek delegation plans to hold a number of bilateral meetings.
The SCO was established in 2001. The SCO members now are China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Iran, Mongolia and Belarus are the SCO observer-countries, while Turkey, Azerbaijan, Sri Lanka, Armenia, Cambodia and Nepal are dialogue partners.