BEIJING, June 2 (TNS): Students and young professionals from the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will take part in the first Model SCO Youth Conference 2018 at the organization’s Beijing headquarters here on Sunday.
The youth conference being organized by the SCO Countries Youth League will see participants from the eight full members China, Pakistan, India, Kazhakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan – as well as the four observer, states Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia – deliberate on key issues on the SCO agenda that are expected to be discussed at the Qingdao summit by the leaders.
The conference is aimed at bringing together youth talents from SCO member and observer states to promote mutual dialogue, cultural exchanges and share new ideas. It will also serve as a platform for the participants to engage
in productive discussion on political, security and socio-economic developments in the region.
The young delegates are expected to announce a joint statement at the end of the deliberations, which will be presented to the SCO Secretary-General Rashid Alimov, who will also deliver the concluding speech at the youth conference.
The young participants hope to put the youth agenda on top and are positive that the SCO leadership will take up their concerns at the highest level.
The SCO Countries Youth League was founded in April 2017 as an independent, non-profit, inclusive youth organization, which is aimed at providing a platform for students and young professional from SCO countries, to strengthen mutual ties, promote dialogue and share ideas
