The Council of Heads of Government meeting from 17.-18. November hosts leaders from Belarus, China, Central Asia, Iran and India
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar (second left) is seen at Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on November 17, 2025, on his way to Moscow to attend the SCO summit. PHOTO: GOP
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Moscow on Monday to lead Pakistan’s delegation at the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) summit, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The SCO is an intergovernmental organization that aims to strengthen cooperation between member countries in politics, trade, economics, science and technology, culture, education, energy, transport, tourism and the environment.
Upon arrival at the airport, Dar was received by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin along with other Russian and Pakistani diplomatic officials, the State Department said.
“In his address to the SCO CHG, the Deputy Prime Minister will share Pakistan’s perspective on key regional and global issues as well as ways to strengthen the organization for the benefit of the SCO region,” state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported.
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister @MIshaqDar50 of Pakistan, HE Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar arrived in Moscow today to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization-Council of Heads of Government (SCO-CHG) meeting from 17-18 November 2025. At the airport, DPM/FM was… pic.twitter.com/uZZ6uG9UPd
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) 17 November 2025
The CHG summit, which will take place from November 17 to 18, will be attended by heads of government from Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as the vice president of Iran and the foreign minister of India.
In addition to SCO member states, heads of government from Mongolia, Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait, Turkmenistan and heads of international organizations including the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) will also attend.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad said Dar, who also serves as Pakistan’s foreign minister, will hold bilateral meetings with leaders from other SCO countries on the sidelines of the summit.
The CHG is the second highest SCO forum and deals with economic, trade, social, cultural and humanitarian issues as well as budgetary matters related to the organization. Dar will present Pakistan’s position on regional and global issues at the summit.
