Chi to host 14th SCO prime ministers' meeting

Beijing, Dec 7: Chi is set to host the 14th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) prime ministers’ meeting in Zhengzhou, capital of Hen province next week. The meeting, scheduled to take place on December 14-15, will focus on cooperation in economy and trade, transport and people-to-people exchanges, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday. Chi hopes to identify with all SCO members the most pressing tasks of regiol cooperation, Hua said. At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, government leaders from the six member states of the SCO, including Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Masimov, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Temir Sariyev, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda, and First Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Rustam Azimov will attend the meeting, Xinhua news agency reported.  (IANS)