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The18thShanghaiCooperationOrganization(SCO)SummitissetforJune9-10inQingdao,eastChina’sShandongProvince.Beforethesummit,BeijingReviewconductedanexclusiveinterviewwithUzbekAmbassadortoChinaBakhtiyorSaidov,whosharedhisviewsonthedevelopmentoftheSCOandthefutureprospectsfortheregionalcooperationorganization.Aneditedexcerptoftheinterviewfollows:
BeijingReview:
AsafoundingmemberoftheSCO,howdoesUzbekistanseetheSCO’sdevelopmentandcontributiontoregionalpeaceandprosperityoverthepast20years?
BakhtiyorSaidov:
Sinceitsfoundingalmost20yearsago,theSCOhasdevelopedintoanauthoritativeregionalorganizationandaneffectiveandopenmultilateralcooperationplatform.Oneofthekeyfactorsforthesuccessoftheorganizationisthatithasadaptedtothecomplicatedandcontinuallychangingworldsituation,andhasskillfullyintegratedtheoverallinterestsofmemberstatesinthefieldsofbothsecurityandeconomicdevelopment.
Sinceitsestablishment,theSCOhasfirmlyadheredtotheShanghaiSpirit,placinggreatemphasisonamityandunityamongmemberstatesandeffectivelycopingwithchallengesthatthreatenregionalsecurity.
AsafoundingmemberoftheSCO,Uzbekistanhasactivelyparticipatedinallformsoftheorganization’sactivitiesandhasmadeimportantcontributionstoitsdevelopment.UzbekistanwillfurtherexpandtradeandinvestmentcooperationwithothermemberstatesandmakeeffortstofacilitatetradecooperationwithintheSCO.
Wefirmlysupportconductingopen,equalandmutuallybeneficialcooperativedialoguewithallourpartners.Ontheprincipleofcommoninterests,wearewillingtoshowoursincerityinreachingeffectivecooperationbymakingreasonableconcessions.
Atpresent,allpartiesoftheSCOareactivelypreparingfortheQingdaoSummit.TheactiononpreventingyouthfrombeinginfluencedbyterrorismandotherradicalideologiesproposedbyUzbekPresidentShavkatMirziyoyevduringtheAstanaSummitlastyearisontheagendaoftheupcomingsummit.ItissettobeapprovedbytheSCOHeadsofStateCouncilMeetingthisyear.
FromtheperspectiveofUzbekistan,whatistheSCO’sgreatestachievementtodate?
WhatdoesUzbekistananticipateforthefutureoftheSCO?
AsImentionedabove,theroleandinfluenceoftheSCOhavebeenontheriseyearafteryear,bothregionallyandglobally.Ithasalreadybecomeanimportantforcethatcanexertgreatinfluenceoninternationalrelations.ThecontinuallyincreasingnumberofSCOmemberstates,observerstatesanddialoguepartnersallatteststothatfact. Followingtheexistingtradition,Uzbekistanfirmlysupportsandstrictlyobservesthecooperationprinciplethatconformstotheinterestsofallmemberstates,helpingtocontinuallyraisetheSCO’sprofileontheworldstage.
Aseveryoneknows,Uzbekistanhasstrictlyfollowedthetargets,missionsandprinciplesstipulatedintheSCOCharterwhichareallaimedatsafeguardingregionalsecurityandsta-bility.TheirpurposeisalsotoraisethesocialandeconomicdevelopmentlevelofmemberstatesaswellastheinternationalprofileoftheSCO.What’smore,mycountryattachesparticularimportancetotheprinciplesofnon-confrontation,non-blockadeandopennessoftheSCO.
Wewillcontinuetostrengtheneconomicandtradecooperationwithothermemberstatesandcarryoutavarietyoflarge-scaleprojectstogether.ThisisofgreatsignificanceunderthecooperationframeworkoftheBeltandRoadInitiativeproposedbyChina.Thus,theprimetaskforpragmaticcooperationistofurtherstrengtheneconomiccooperationwithmoreconfidence.Firstly,weshouldjointlydrawupplansandcarryoutlarge-scaleinvestmentcooperationprojectsinthefieldsoftransportationinfrastructure,hi-techmanufacturing,theserviceindustryandtourism.
Whatshouldbestressedisthattosafeguardregionaldevelopment,itisofgreatimportancetoestablishamultilateralfinancialmechanism.Thus,inmyopinion,itistherighttimetoestablishanSCOdevelopmentbank.
Inexpandingregionalcooperation,Uzbekistanbelievesthatitisnecessarytojointlydeveloptransportationcorridors,whichcanhelpconnectCentralAsiancountrieswithinternationalmarkets.Inthisrespect,itisimportantfortheSCOtoestablishanintegratedtransnationaltransportationmanagementsystemamongmemberstates.Weneedtoformulatealegalframework,simplifycustomsprocedures,setaunifiedone-stoptransportexpenserateandmodernizeandstandardizecargoandpassengersecuritychecks.
Inaddition,SCOmemberstatesshouldpaymoreattentiontocooperationintransportationandcommunicationprojects.Tappingintothefullpotentialoftheexistingtrans-bordertransportationcapacityshouldbeatoppriority.WebelievespeedinguptheconstructionoftheChina-Kyrgyzstan-UzbekistanRailwayisashortcutforconnectingCentralAsianmemberstatestointernationalmarkets.
Lastyear,theSCOwelcomedtwonewmembers,IndiaandPakistan.WhatareyourviewsontheexpansionofSCOmembershipandhowwillthesenewmembersshapethefutureoftheorganization?
TheSCOisrapidlyandsteadilybecomingoneofthemostinfluentialorganizationsworldwide.Againstthebackdropoftheintensificationofregionalconflicts,theSCO,whichrepresentstheharmoniousandpeacefulcoexistenceofabouthalfoftheworld’spopulation,isofspecialsocialvalue.
Theyear2016wasamilestonefortheSCOasheadsofstatemadethehistoricdecisiontoenlargetheorganizationattheTashkentSummitbypassingrelatedmemoranda.Asweallknow,aftertheapprovalofthesedocuments,IndiaandPakistanformallyjoinedthegrouplastyear.WebelievetheadditionofIndiaandPakistanwillfurtherpromotethedevelopmentoftheorganizationandgarnermoreattentionfromtheSCOonproblemsinCentralAsia.
Inyouropinion,howcantheBeltandRoadInitiativeandtheSCO’sframeworkforcooperationcomplementeachother?
SincethemomentPresidentXiJinpingproposedtheBeltandRoadInitiativein2013,Uzbekistanhasbeenshowingsupportforthisinitiativewhichaimstopromotecommondevelopment.Theinitiativehasbothaclearroadmapandconcretedevelopmentplans.
WhatshouldbepointedoutisthatthefriendlyrelationshipbetweentheUzbekandChinesepeopleiscloselyconnectedbytheancientSilkRoad.ThisroutelinksChina’sancientcapitalofXi’anwiththeUzbekcityofSamarkand,eventuallyreachingDamascusandRome,throughwhichgoodsfromdifferentcountriesweretradedworldwide.
WebelievetheconstructionoftheBeltandRoadtogetherwiththeUzbekistanTurkmenistan-Iran-OmanInternationalTransportCorridorisconducivetothebuildingoftheshortestandsafesttransportationrouteamongChina,CentralAsiaandtheMiddleEast.Thus,wehopetoresolvetherelatedproblemsovertheconstructionoftheChina-KyrgyzstanUzbekistanRailwayassoonaspossible.
WealsobelievetheadvancementoftheBeltandRoadInitiativewillcreateopportunitiesfortheimplementationofeffectivedomestictransportationandcross-bordertransportationcorridorprojectstoincreasefreightvolume,expandrailwayandhighwaynetworks,andupgradeaviationandtelecommunicationcooperation.Thiswillcreateagoodfoundationforourregiontobuildaglobaltransnationaltransportationandlogisticscenter.
Duringourpresident’sofficialvisittoChinalastMay,thetwogovernmentssignedamotorcarriertransportationagreement.ItisnotonlyaconcretestepintheimplementationoftheBeltandRoadInitiative,butalsoprovidesagoodopportunitytoachievetheshortesthighwaytransportroutebetweenthetwocountries.Inthemeantime,italsohelpsmaximizethetransportandtradepotentialwithintheSCO.
WefirmlybelievetheoutcomeoftheupcomingSCOQingdaoSummit,thefirstsinceitsexpansion,willbeofgreatsignificanceforfurtherstrengtheningmutuallybeneficialmultilateralcooperation.
IwanttotaketheopportunitytowishtheQingdaoSummitgreatsuccess.
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