Russia proposed to hold SCO inter-MFA consultations on decarbonization of economy – Politics
MOSCOW, November 26. / TASS /. Russia proposes to hold inter-ministerial consultations of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on decarbonization of the economy as a first step in this direction. Bakhtiyor Khakimov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for SCO Affairs, Ambassador-at-Large of the Foreign Ministry, spoke about this at an online briefing in an online briefing.
“We are in the field of decarbonization yesterday – yesterday the Prime Minister [Михаил Мишустин] This was announced – it was proposed to conduct as a first step targeted inter-ministerial consultations with this aim at setting the topic on a global scale. And already practical issues will be decided, of course, by specialized departments, “he said.
According to Khakimov, the topic of energy security has been on the SCO agenda for a long time, but the mechanism of interaction, which is constantly working, has not been formed. And this year, the diplomat continued, on the initiative of Tajikistan during his chairmanship in the organization, the first energy meeting was held, where a decision was made to create a cooperation mechanism. “The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation supported this proposal, actively participated in the event, and this topic, of course, will be the agenda of the meetings,” he recalled.
“Obviously, the relevant working groups, which will build some kind of contacts already directly, both between government agencies and with the help of government agencies, in specific business structures.” experience in this area, but frankly, it made it possible to communicate, but did not lead to concrete results, “he said.
In this regard, Khakimov recalled the SCO energy club, created at the initiative of Russia. “The Energy Club worked, the interested states, representatives, observers and even partners in the dialogue, including Turkey, Belarus, Iran, and so on took part. Regular meetings were held, some prospects for interaction were discussed, but the issue was not discussed further. mechanism, we hope that we can make a special breakthrough “- admission.
He added that the SCO stands for the earliest possible stabilization of the internal situation in Afghanistan.
“The SCO reaffirms its principled position in favor of Afghanistan becoming peaceful, this neighboring state. They took it so that the issue of [их] legitimization and official recognition, “he said.
In this regard, the special envoy drew attention to the need to resume the work of the format of conduct with Afghanistan. “We can resume the work of the SCO-Afghanistan contact group and begin to implement the plans that were outlined,” he allowed.
Khakimov recalled that this government is an inclusive government in the republic, so that the government “is strong and reflects the interests of all ethnic and religious groups.”
The Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) is a large-scale operation to establish control over Afghanistan after the US announced in the spring of its decision to withdraw its armed forces from there. On August 15, the Taliban entered Kabul without a fight, and President Ashraf Ghani left the country. On the same day, the Japanese Embassy in the Afghan capital stopped its work, and all Japanese employees of the diplomatic mission were evacuated to Dubai. After that, the diplomats were in Qatar to work in the Afghan direction. On September 7, the Taliban announced the composition of the interim government, the legitimacy of which has not yet been recognized by any country.