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Dar, other delegates welcomed in Dushanbe ahead of SCO meeting

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar was welcomed in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Tuesday by Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Council of Heads of Government meeting. The SCO CHG is a high-level decision-making body focused on economic cooperation among member states. During his visit, Dar also met with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and will hold bilateral meetings with other delegates from SCO countries. Pakistan, which currently holds the SCO chairmanship, plans to host the Council of Heads of State summit in 2027.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on October 19, 2026 to lead Pakistan's delegation at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting. The CHG is the SCO’s second-highest decision-making body and focuses on economic cooperation among member states. Dar was invited by Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda, and upon arrival, he met with Tajik officials including Energy and Water Resources Minister Daler Juma and Pakistan's Ambassador to Tajikistan Irfan Ahmed.

The meeting involved representatives from the prime ministers of Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as Iran’s vice president and India’s external affairs minister. During his visit, Dar held bilateral meetings with his counterparts and also met with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, who emphasized the importance of strengthening regional economic cooperation under the SCO to promote stability and shared prosperity.

Pakistan is set to host the Council of Heads of State summit in 2027 following its assumption of the chairmanship last month.

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In a statement on X, the Foreign Office (FO) said DPM Dar also called on the Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, along with other heads of delegations attending the SCO meeting. “President Rahmon welcomed the leaders and emphasised the importance of strengthening regional economic cooperation under the SCO to promote connectivity, stability and shared prosperity,” FO said.

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🔮 During his visit, Dar will also hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from SCO member states on the sidelines of the meeting.

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Dar, other delegates welcomed in Dushanbe ahead of SCO meeting · assertive framing

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday was welcomed, along with other delegates, in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe by Tajik PM Qohir Rasulzoda for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting. asserted

Dar → welcome → meeting

The CHG is the SCO’s second-highest decision-making body and provides guidance on economic, financial, trade, connectivity and socio-economic cooperation, as well as the organisation’s budgetary matters. asserted

CHG → make → cooperation

FO → say → connectivity

During his visit, Dar will also hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from SCO member states on the sidelines of the meeting. asserted

Dar → hold → meeting

Pakistan, which hosted a CHG meeting in October 2024, is now scheduled to host the Council of Heads of State (CHS) summit in 2027 after it assumed the chairmanship last month. asserted

it → host → chairmanship

On Sept 30, Dar reviewed preparations for the CHS summit as SCO national coordinators, who were in Islamabad for a meeting, called on him. asserted

who → review → him

In July, Pakistan hosted the 12th meeting of the Heads of Border Services of the Competent Authorities of the SCO. asserted

Pakistan → host → SCO

Islamabad also chairs SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (SCO-RATS), a role it assumed last September. asserted

it → chair → Structure