Pakistan and Uzbekistan discuss preparations for 2027 SCO summit

The ministers discussed the summit schedule and preparations, as well as the SCO calendar of activities.

Pakistan’s and Uzbekistan’s foreign ministers spoke by phone about preparations for the 2027 SCO Council of Heads of State Summit. Both sides reaffirmed support for each other’s SCO chairpersonships for 2026–2027.

Author: Робот Source: Press Information Department of Pakistan

Pakistan Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov — The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Uzbekistan held a telephone conversation. Illustrative photo. Photo: Ulamm (talk) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, held a telephone conversation with Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister, Bakhtiyor Saidov.

Dar congratulated Uzbekistan on assuming the chairpersonship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government for 2026–2027 and assured it of Pakistan’s full support and assistance. Saidov expressed Uzbekistan’s support for Pakistan’s chairpersonship of the SCO Council of Heads of State for the same period.

The ministers discussed dates and preparations for the 2027 SCO Council of Heads of State Summit, as well as the organisation’s calendar of activities.