Seminar on SCO's "China Year" held in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD -- A seminar on the "China Year" of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held here, with participating Pakistani experts hailing China's accomplishment as the rotating presidency and expecting Pakistan's greater contribution to the further development of the organization.

Delivering the keynote address on Friday at the seminar titled "SCO's China Year 2025: Upholding the Shanghai Spirit" at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, Pakistan's National Coordinator for the SCO Farhat Ayesha said that "2025 will be remembered as the year when China's active participation and strong contribution consolidated the organization's role as an important platform for multilateralism."

She added that Pakistan looks forward to contributing to the SCO's long-term development and the upcoming summit in Tianjin later this month.

On the occasion, Pakistani Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi said that the Pakistan-China relationship is the cornerstone of Islamabad's foreign policy, adding that as an international cooperative platform for dialogue, equality and shared development, the importance of the SCO is growing and vital for ensuring peace, security and sustainable development.

Pakistan's former and first SCO National Coordinator, Babar Amin, looked forward to the SCO Tianjin Summit and commended China's efforts in advancing cooperation in line with the Global Development Initiative.