SCO Must Stop Terror Financing: S Jaishankar At Meet

Jaishankar described the situation in Afghanistan as well as public health and economic recovery as pressing issues facing the region.

Combating terrorism and extremism is the key purpose of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and it must stop terror financing, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said at a key meeting of the grouping that was attended by his counterparts from Pakistan and China. In his address at the meeting in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, Mr Jaishankar described the situation in Afghanistan as well as public health and economic recovery as pressing issues facing the region. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi were amongst the participants at the meeting. "Spoke at the FMM of SCO this morning at Dushanbe. Afghanistan, public health and economic recovery are pressing issues. Combating terrorism and extremism is the key purpose of SCO. Must stop terror financing and deter digital facilitation," Mr Jaishankar tweeted.