SCO six PMs start formal talks in Beijing

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SCO six PMs start formal talks in Beijing

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SCO six PMs start formal talks in Beijing

Prime ministers of the six Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members started formal talks at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday in Beijing, focusing their discussion on the SCO organization building and regional economic cooperation.

The formal talks will last about one hour and 25 minutes, in which Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will deliver an opening speech, then Kazakh Prime Minister Daniyal Akhmetov, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Nikolai Tanayev, Russian Prime Minister Kasyanov, Tajik Prime Minister Akil Akilov and Uzbek Prime Minister Utkur Sultanov will respectively give their speeches.

Senior governmental officials from the six SCO members also attended the formal talks. The Chinese officials are mainly from the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Commerce and other departments.

Prior to the formal talks, the prime ministers also held a small-group talks, and took photos together. After the formal talks, the six prime ministers will sign documents and meet journalists together.

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