Mishustin joins restricted SCO government talks in Dushanbe

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin attended a restricted session of the SCO Council of Heads of Government in Dushanbe on October 20, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

Participants include Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Belarusian Prime Minister Alexander Turchin, Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are also represented.

SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev and Ularbek Sharsheev, executive director of the organisation’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, are attending.

Tuesday’s agenda covers trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation, along with implementation of the SCO development strategy through 2035.