Li's Euro-Asia trip to boost cooperation, common development (3)

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Li's Euro-Asia trip to boost cooperation, common development (3)

(Xinhua) 08:52, November 19, 2013

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ENHANCING PRACTICAL COOPERATION WITHIN SCO

At the SCO prime ministers' meeting on Nov. 29, Li will meet with prime ministers of other SCO member states and sign a series of documents to further implement the consensus on practical cooperation reached at the SCO summit in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek earlier this year.

Experts predicted that the upcoming meeting will achieve greater progress in implementing signed agreements within the organization and enhancing practical cooperation among member states.

The progress will boost economic development and integration in the region and lay a solid foundation for safeguarding regional stability, experts said.

Gao Yusheng, China's former ambassador to Uzbekistan, said there are mainly two tasks for the meeting: one is to implement the Bishkek consensus, and the other is to promote projects aimed to improve interconnectivity in transport, energy and telecommunications.

The SCO has entered into the second decade since its founding in 2001. Over the past 12 years, it has become a strategic pillar for the region to maintain security and develop economy as a whole, said Chen Yurong, a senior research fellow at the China Institute of International Studies.

The organization has made great achievements in confronting terrorism, separatism and extremism as well as fighting smuggling and cross-border crimes.

Moreover, exchanges and cooperation within the SCO have facilitated trade and investment among member states, boosted development in energy and transport infrastructure, and improved understanding and friendship among peoples.

"The first decade of the SCO can be considered as a start-up period, and in the second decade, the organization should mainly seek practical development," she said.