Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday raised the issue of terrorism as a major concern for member states at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and called for 바카라meaningful바카라 engagement with the Afghan Taliban government.
Shahbaz, who arrived in Kazakhstan바카라s capital of Astana on Wednesday for a two-day official visit, represented Pakistan at the SCO meeting where leaders and diplomats from countries including China, India, Turkiye, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan have gathered to discuss economic and security cooperation.
The prime minister, during his address, emphasised the importance of maintaining peace in the region as a precondition for economic development, Dawn News reported.
바카라Achieving lasting peace in Afghanistan is a lynchpin to this common objective,바카라 he said, adding that the international community "meaningfully engage with the Afghan government to meet their genuine economic and development needs바카라.
Sharif also said the Afghan Taliban must also 바카라take concrete measures바카라 to ensure its soil is not used for terrorism against any other state.
바카라Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including state terrorism, must be condemned in clear and unambiguous terms,바카라 he said, adding that there was 바카라no justification for killing innocent people or using the bogey of terrorism바카라 for political point-scoring.
He also touched on the topic of globalisation and highlighted that leaders had the responsibility to rise above partisan geopolitics and join hands to secure a prosperous future for our people.
Regarding Pakistan바카라s role in regional trade connectivity, the premier said the country바카라s location made it an 바카라ideal trade conduit바카라 for the region and added that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) supplemented 바카라SCO바카라s vision of regional connectivity and economic interaction바카라.
Shehbaz also advocated for the promotion 바카라of national currencies for mutual settlements within the region바카라 to avoid 바카라global financial shocks바카라.
He said alternative funding mechanisms would 바카라give impetus to different development projects in the SCO region바카라.
The prime minister said Pakistan would do 바카라its utmost to provide impetus to collective efforts to raise living standards in the SCO region바카라 while talking about the rise in political and military conflicts across the globe and consequent hike in food and fuel prices, which have 바카라seriously affected members바카라 ability to address poverty바카라.
Pakistan and India became a member of SCO in June 2017 at a summit in Kazakhstan.
Recalling how Pakistan and Russia used to have a bilateral trade and a barter system in the 1950s and 1960s, Shehbaz, on Wednesday, during his interaction with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the sidelines of the summit, called for overcoming financial and banking issues between the two countries by renewing and expanding trade under a barter system.
바카라I think today is the time we can overcome financial and other banking issues by renewing our trade and expanding our trade under a barter,바카라 Shehbaz told Putin. 바카라That will be very beneficial to Pakistan and we will be able to overcome many problems.바카라
Putin said both countries could enhance their cooperation in energy and agriculture and expressed his readiness to promote cooperation with cash-strapped Pakistan in the field of food security.
Meanwhile, Shehbaz also proposed to establish tripartite institutional mechanisms, particularly in economic and investment areas to strengthen Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan economic and commercial cooperation.
