Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is addressing the opening ceremony of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit at the Jinnah Convention Centre.
PM Shehbaz, in his opening remarks, said that the regional powers are at a historic moment of transition where sweeping transformations are reshaping the social, global, economic, political and security landscape.
He further said: “I, from the esteemed platform of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, stand in the belief that we possess not only the potential but the will to forge a future which is more prosperous and secure for our people.”
The premier, earlier, welcomed the visiting leaders that followed by a group photo.
The SCO summit to be chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz is the highest-profile event hosted by the country in years.
The Foreign Office said that the participants will discuss ongoing cooperation in the fields of economy and trade. Observers believe the bloc seeks to counter Western influence in the region.
Currently, India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is addressing the forum.
