Overview
- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar led Pakistan’s delegation to the SCO Council of Heads of Government in Moscow on November 17–18, delivering national statements in both sessions.
- Pakistan urged member states to conduct settlements in national currencies and proposed creating an SCO Development Bank, Development Fund and Investment Fund.
- The meeting adopted a joint communique and roughly a dozen decisions setting economic cooperation priorities across the bloc.
- In a bilateral with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, Islamabad won public backing for its transit-hub ambition, with Overchuk noting ties with Armenia could strengthen links to the EAEU.
- Dar held talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to reaffirm strategic partnerships and sustain close coordination within the SCO.