Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that global economic turbulence has necessitated the need for more cooperation amongst the SCO member countries.

In his tweets today (Thursday) before embarking upon a visit to Uzbekistan to attend the SCO meeting, he said the SCO vision represents the aspirations of forty percent of world population.  He said the SCO has a great potential to chart a way forward at a time of deeply worrying transformation in the geo-political and geo-economic fields.

Reiterating Pakistan's commitment to Shanghai Spirit, the Prime Minister said mutual respect and trust can be the bedrock of shared development and prosperity.