ISLAMABAD- Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that it iscooperation, not confrontation that should drive international politics intoday’s environment.

Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of ForeignMinisters in Moscow on Thursday, the FM emphasized the need for peacefulresolution of outstanding disputes as per UNSC resolutions. He said anyunilateral and illegal measures to change status of disputed territoriesmust be opposed.

He said stability and peace in Afghanistan is vital for regionalprosperity. “Pakistan has assiduously supported efforts for peace &reconciliation that is Afghan led & Afghan owned,” he stated.

Qureshi maintained, “Additionally, I stressed on #SCO as key forconnectivity & CPEC, flagship of #BRI, supplements SCO vision for regionalintegration.”

He reaffirmed Pakistan’s belief in the centrality of Shanghai spirit. Hesaid it is cooperation, not confrontation that should drive internationalpolitics in today’s environment, full of zero-sum prophecies.

The foreign minister said that multilateral platforms like SCO exist as thebeacon of hope. He also offered the SCO member states for sharing thestrategy adopted by Pakistan for flattening the COVID-19 curve to become aglobal best practice.