dear shavkat miramonovich, dear heads of state and government, ladies and gentlemen, first of all turnwould like to express my gratitude to the president of the republic of uzbekistan shavkat miramanovich meziev for the invitation to the sco summit. a few months ago, i had a very successful state visit to uzbekistan and i am glad today to be again on the fraternal land of uzbekistan in the ancient beautiful city of samarkand under the leadership of my brother shavkat miromonovich mirziyoyev, uzbekistan has gone through the path of rapid development and successful reforms in recent years. i would like to inform colleagues about transit and transport and logistics azerbaijan makes a significant contribution to the launch of regional communication projects such as the east-west and north-south corridors, currently the baku international sea trade port, which has a handling capacity of 15 million tons per year, which can be increased to 25 million in the first 7 months of this year . transit through the territory of azerbaijan increased by almost 50% azerbaijan has the largest civilian car

the president of the kyrgyz republic, sadyr nurgadzhaevich jabbarov, please, thank you dear shavkat miramonovich dear heads of state and government dear secretary general mr. cooperation organizations i express my special gratitude to the president of the republic of uzbekistan, respected shavkhat miramovich, for the traditional iridescent hospitality and the creation of excellent conditions for our joint work in one of the oldest cities in the world, the majestic samarkand , which has a rich and glorious history of high culture. dear colleagues, the shanghai cooperation organization has come a long way since its inception 21 years ago and has taken its rightful place in the international arena, gaining authority and recognition outside the eurasian continent. the creation of the sco was a natural result of the mutual trust and purposeful work of the founding countries to ensure a world of stability and security. today, our organization, which unites almost half of the world's population and a quarter of the world 's gross domestic product, is turning into a dynamic, growing trans-regional assoc