{"id":3679,"date":"2026-10-19T18:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=3679"},"modified":"2026-10-19T18:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:06:01","slug":"dpm-dar-reaches-tajikistan-to-attend-high-level-sco-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/10\/19\/dpm-dar-reaches-tajikistan-to-attend-high-level-sco-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"DPM Dar reaches Tajikistan to attend high-level SCO meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ISLAMABAD<\/strong>: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Tajikistan\u2019s capital Dushanbe on Monday to lead Pakistan\u2019s delegation at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival, he was received by Tajikistan\u2019s Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma, Pakistan\u2019s Ambassador to Tajikistan Irfan Ahmed and Pakistan\u2019s national coordinator for the SCO, Khalil Hashmi, along with senior Tajik government officials.<\/p>\n<p>Later, he held a meeting with Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda and thanked him for the warm hospitality extended to the Pakistani delegation and appreciated the arrangements for the SCO meeting. According to the FO, he also congratulated Tajikistan on the 35th anniversary of its independence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe two leaders reviewed bilateral relations and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening cooperation in trade, investment, energy, connectivity, defence and culture, as well as promoting people-to-people exchanges. They also underscored the importance of cooperation on climate change and water security,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHighlighting Pakistan\u2019s expertise in disaster management, Dar underscored the potential for cooperation with Tajikistan through the National Disaster Management Authority. They also exchanged views on regional developments. Dar reiterated Pakistan\u2019s commitment to working closely with Tajikistan to promote regional peace and deeper economic integration,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Dar is visiting Dushanbe at the invitation of Rasulzoda to attend the SCO\u2019s Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting being held from Oct 19-20, according to the Foreign Office (FO).<\/p>\n<p>The CHG is the SCO\u2019s second-highest decision-making body and provides guidance on economic, financial, trade, connectivity and socio-economic cooperation, as well as the organisation\u2019s budgetary matters, FO noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe prime ministers of Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, Iran\u2019s vice president and India\u2019s external affairs minister will also represent their respective countries at the meeting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During his visit, Dar will also call on Tajikistan\u2019s president and prime minister and hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from SCO member states on the sidelines of the meeting, the FO added.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan assumed the chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of State (CHS) for 2027 during an annual summit held in Kyrgyzstan in September.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct 1, Dar chaired a follow-up meeting to review preparations for the SCO CHS summit, which Islamabad is scheduled to host in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>In July, Pakistan hosted the 12th meeting of the Heads of Border Services of the Competent Authorities of the SCO. Islamabad also chairs SCO\u2019s Reg\u00adional Anti-Terrorist Structure (SCO-RATS), a role it assumed last September.<\/p>\n<p>The country last hosted the SCO CHG meeting in Islamabad in October 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Tajikistan\u2019s capital Dushanbe on Monday to lead Pakistan\u2019s delegation at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting. 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