China calls on SCO countries to crackdown on separatism, terrorism

China has called on SCO member states to bridge their differences through dialogue resolutely tackle the forces of terrorism and jointly create a sound security environment for the economic recovery and social stability of all countriesChinese State Councillor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong who took part in Security Council Secretaries of the SCO Member States held in New Delhi on Wednesday via video link said joint efforts are needed to foster a new regional security structure that is balanced effective and sustainableNational Security Advisor Ajit Doval presided over the meetingThe Shanghai Cooperation Organisation SCO comprises China India Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Russia Pakistan Tajikistan and Uzbekistan India holds the presidency of the grouping for this yearWang said it is important that member countries of the SCO bridge their differences through dialogue and resolve disputes through cooperation the staterun Xinhua news agency reportedHe asked the member states to resolutely contain and tackle the forces of terrorism separatism and extremism and strengthen cooperation to combat transnational crime like telecom and internet fraud online gambling and drug traffickingWang said the SCO countries should deepen pragmatic cooperation in the fields of law enforcement and security and jointly create a sound security environment for the economic recovery and social stability of all countriesAlso read China India to contribute half of global economic growth in 2023 Think TankHe asked all countries to defuse the risks of external interference and safeguard their core interests such as national sovereignty territorial integrity and independently choosing development pathsWang asked the member states to continue to engage in positive interactions to promote a stable structure in wartorn Afghanistan Separately the spokesperson of the Chinese Defence Ministry Senior Colonel Tan Kefei told an online media briefing here on Thursday that a working group of the ministry recently visited India to participate in meetings among the international military cooperation departments under the defence ministries of the SCO member statesIn midtolate March the Chinese side also sent delegates to India to attend respectively the SCO Workshop on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief HADR and the SCO thinktank exchange on military health and medicine and participated in the Expert Working Group EWG affiliated with the Meeting of the Council of Defence Ministers of the SCO Member States through a video linkDuring these meetings the Chinese delegates had close and extensive communication with other participants which profoundly enhanced the mutual trust and coordination among the parties he was quoted as saying by the official website of the Chinese militaryIn the next stage China is willing to cooperate with defence departments and militaries of all SCO member states to vigorously promote the Shanghai Spirit continue to accelerate practical cooperation in highlevel exchanges education and training military inspections and other fields thus contributing to building a closer SCO community with a shared future he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever