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Three Day SCO Moot Underway in Islamabad

Islamabad (May 23, 2018): Three days Shanghai Cooperation Organization–Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (SCO-RARRTS) Legal Experts meeting kick-offs in Islamabad from today

This is the first ever SCO meeting being held in Pakistan since becoming the member of SCO in June last year, a statement issued by the foreign office.

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Legal Experts from the eight member states of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan, as well as representatives of the SCO-RATS Executive Committee will participate in the meeting.

They will discuss terrorist threats facing the region and ways and means to enhance counter-terrorism cooperation between SCO member states.In a statement, Foreign Office says Pakistan supports SCO’s efforts for regional cooperation in fighting terrorism, drug trafficking and organized crime.

It says Pakistan is ready to share experiences in tackling the menace of terrorism.

“The government of Pakistan is pleased to welcome delegations from SCO member states to Islamabad.”

Apart from the SCO meeting, the two countries in an unexpected move are going to participate in joint military drills in September for the first time.According to media reports, Indian and Pakistani troops will participate in a joint exercise in Russia under the aegis of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

Troops from the two countries have sometimes come together in peacekeeping assignments with the UN but they haven’t been in a military exercise like the one they would be participating in with Russia and China among other SCO members.

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