President Tokayev receives SCO Secretary-General

President Tokayev receives SCO Secretary-General

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized the uniqueness of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), praising its significant potential for strengthening political, economic, and cultural cooperation. He highlighted the organization’s focus on ensuring regional and global security. Nurlan Yermekbayev, the new Secretary-General of the SCO, who assumed office on January 1, briefed the President on the SCO’s current initiatives and key areas of cooperation. Tokayev stressed the importance of further improving the SCO’s operations, intensifying ties with international associations, as well as fostering the organization’s initiative «On World Unity for a Just Peace, Harmony and Development» put forward by Kazakhstan.