INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
(Retd) Nasser Khan Janjua said that the fight against terrorism should be waged on the basis of norms and principles of international law;
terrorism should not be associated with any religion, nationality or ethnicity; and all efforts against terrorism must be devoid of bias and
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States held in Beijing on 21-22 May 2018.The meeting was attended by representatives of
National Security Councils SCO member states including Pakistan, China, Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
This was the first time that Pakistan participated in this meeting after joining SCO as full member in June 2017
Addressing the meeting, the National Security Adviser General Janjua highlighted that as a new Member State of SCO, Pakistan fully
He stated that given the scale and dimension of security challenges in the SCO region, Member States should enhance cooperation and develop
the fight against terrorism and its achievements, the National Security Adviser said that over the last two decades, Pakistan has been at
the forefront in fighting terrorism and had paid a heavy cost
General Janjua underscored the significance and urgent need to find an early settlement to the decades old conflict in neighboring
Afghanistan.In this context, he assured that Pakistan would continue its efforts and cooperation for finding a peaceful and negotiated
settlement to the Afghan conflict, under an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process
At the conclusion of the meeting, the Secretaries signed the outcome document of the meeting
The Secretariat of the SCO issued a press release informing about the decisions made in the outcome document and expressing the common
resolve of SCO countries to tackle the threats of terrorism and extremism in the SCO region.Later in the day, General Janjua along with
Secretaries of other SCO member states paid a group call on President Xi Jumping in which they briefly exchanged views on regional security
(Retd.) Janjua also held bilateral meetings with the Secretaries of the National Security Council of Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
During these meetings, issues pertaining to bilateral security cooperation and mutual interest were discussed.
