12th meeting of the SCO Member States’ Border Services Heads held
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The twelfth meeting of the Heads of Border Services of the Competent Authorities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States was held here on Friday under the chairmanship of Pakistan.
The twelfth meeting of the Heads of Border Services of the Competent Authorities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States was held here on Friday under the chairmanship of Pakistan.
The meeting was attended by the heads and representatives of the border services of the competent authorities of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the Executive Committee of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS), a Ministry of Foreign Affairs news release said.
The meeting was held in a constructive and cordial atmosphere, where the participants exchanged information and assessments regarding the situation along the international borders of the SCO Member States, as well as trends and forecasts relating to its development.
During the meeting, the participants discussed and approved the results of the Joint Border Operation “Solidarity-2025”, conducted by the border services of the competent authorities of the SCO Member States, considered and approved the plan for the preparation and conduct of the Joint Border Operation “Solidarity-2026”, approved the Work Plan of the Group of Experts of the Border Services of the Competent Authorities of the SCO Member States for 2027, supported the proposal of the Republic of Tajikistan to host the Joint Border Operation “Solidarity-2027” in 2027 and discussed proposals regarding the venue and timing of the next meeting of the Heads of Border Services of the Competent Authorities of the SCO Member States.
The participants noted that the exchange of views and the development of common positions on countering emerging challenges and threats along the borders of the SCO Member States would contribute to further strengthening cooperation among their border services, while enhancing security and mutual trust along their shared borders.
Reference Link:- https://www.app.com.pk/national/12th-meeting-of-sco-member-states-border-services-heads-held/
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
