Meeting of the Council of heads of governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states will be held in Tashkent on 2 November.

Prime Minister of Kazakhstan K.Masimov, Premier of the State Council of China W.Jiabao, acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan A.Atambaev, Head of the Russian Government V.Zubkov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan A.Akilov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Sh.Mirziyayev, SCO Secretary General B.Nurgaliev and Director of the SCO Regional Antiterrorist Structure Executive Committee M.Subanov will participate in the meeting.

The representatives of the SCO observer countries – State Minister of Foreign Affairs of India E.Ahamed, First Vice-President of Iran P.Dawudi, Deputy Prime Minister of Mongolia M.Enhsayhan and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan H.Kasuri, and as a guest – First Vice-President of Afghanistan A.Masood will also take part in the meeting.

During the meeting, reports will be made on the implementation of decisions by the Council of heads of states and heads of governments of the SCO member states on the development and measures to further intensify trade, economic, and humanitarian cooperation in the Organization’s framework, as well as the activity of the SCO Business Council and Banking Association during the period, which followed the last meeting of the SCO Council of heads of governments in September 2006 in the city of Dushanbe.

Within the framework of the Council of heads of governments the Joint Communiqué and Agreement between the governments of the SCO member states on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs, and a number of other documents will be signed, Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan said.