On 31 March 2023, Kazakhstan chaired a round of expert consultations of representatives of SCO member states in Astana. The meeting focused on measures to enhance the Organisation’s performance, in line with a decision by the SCO Heads of State Council, adopted in Samarkand in September 2022.
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Attendees included national coordinators, representatives of specialised ministries and agencies, senior officials from the SCO Secretariat and the Executive Committee of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure.
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Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kanat Tumysh opened the consultations.
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The meeting participants spoke about their vision of possible options for improving the SCO’s performance and exchanged opinions on future joint steps. SCO Deputy Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev set forth the SCO Secretariat’s position that prioritises the institutional adaptation of the Organisation’s main permanent body to new demands and realities.
The heads of delegations signed a protocol formalising the results of the consultations.