SCO meet: Naidu call for collective efforts against terrorism

Vice President M Venkiah Naidu called for collective efforts to combat the menace terrorism.Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) council of heads of government on Monday Naidu also indirectly criticised Pakistan for attempting to use SCO to raise bilateral matters and said this went against the grouping’s charter, which safeguards the sovereignty and territorial integrity of member states. 

Naidu pointed to the importance of efforts to boost economic recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic and took a tacit swipe at China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), saying trust alone determines sustainability of global trade and countries must demonstrate their compliance with rules of multilateral trade. He said said trade can flourish only in an environment of peace and security, and the most important challenge faced by countries in the region is terrorism, “particularly cross-border terrorism”. He described terrorism as “the enemy of humanity” that needs to be combated collectively.

“Such an approach is entirely against the spirit and ideas and the charter of the SCO. Elimination of this threat will help all of us realise our shared potential and create conditions for stable and secure economic growth and sustainable development.”Ge said. Naidu also highlighted India’s role in producing more than 60% of vaccines used for global immunisation programmes and said, “this global vaccine production and delivery capacity will be used to help all the countries in fighting this crisis.