MINSK, 19 May (BelTA) - At the invitation of the Indian Council of World Affairs, a delegation of the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research (BISR) and the Center for International Studies of the Faculty of International Relations of Belarusian State University (CENTIS) will take part in the 20th meeting of the SCO Forum on the theme of SECURE SCO: Leading Towards a Transformed Region in the Spirit of ‘The World is one Family’. The forum will be held in New Delhi, India on 20-22 May, BelTA learned.
The delegation is headed by BISR Deputy Director Vitaly Stakhovsky.
This year, for the first time since Belarus joined the SCO in July 2024, BISR will participate in the annual meeting of the SCO Forum as a full member of this platform in the status of a National Research Center. In addition to the high-level plenary session with the participation of representatives of the leadership of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Indian Council of World Affairs, and the SCO Secretariat, the organizers propose to focus on many topical issues within the framework of the working sessions.
Such topical issues include the growing role of the SCO and promoting a collective vision of a secure and stable Greater Eurasian region. The participants will discuss the synergy of the comparative advantages of the member states for sustainable development in the organization's space, the SCO's role as a platform for humanitarian cooperation.
As part of one of the panel discussions, Vitaly Stakhovsky will make a report on the topic: "The potential of Belarus as a new SCO member country for sustainable development in the SCO space: BISR's expert view". The CENTIS head is also scheduled to deliver a report.
In addition to the main events of the meeting, the Belarusian delegation is set to hold bilateral meetings with colleagues from the National Research Centers of the SCO member states, think tanks of the dialogue partners and observer states. The Belarusian delegation also plans to make a number of practice-oriented proposals aimed at further development and improvement of the SCO Forum mechanism.
The meeting will conclude with the traditional ceremony of signing the outcome protocol and handing over the chairmanship of the 21st SCO Forum to the Institute for Political and International Studies of the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Members of the Belarusian delegation will also take part in the Belarusian-Indian Expert Roundtable on 20 May, organized jointly with DAKSHIN - Global South Centre of Excellence. Before the event, it is planned to sign a memorandum of understanding between BISR and the DAKSHIN Center, which will create a framework for further practical interaction in areas of mutual interest.
The delegation is headed by BISR Deputy Director Vitaly Stakhovsky.
This year, for the first time since Belarus joined the SCO in July 2024, BISR will participate in the annual meeting of the SCO Forum as a full member of this platform in the status of a National Research Center. In addition to the high-level plenary session with the participation of representatives of the leadership of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Indian Council of World Affairs, and the SCO Secretariat, the organizers propose to focus on many topical issues within the framework of the working sessions.
Such topical issues include the growing role of the SCO and promoting a collective vision of a secure and stable Greater Eurasian region. The participants will discuss the synergy of the comparative advantages of the member states for sustainable development in the organization's space, the SCO's role as a platform for humanitarian cooperation.
As part of one of the panel discussions, Vitaly Stakhovsky will make a report on the topic: "The potential of Belarus as a new SCO member country for sustainable development in the SCO space: BISR's expert view". The CENTIS head is also scheduled to deliver a report.
In addition to the main events of the meeting, the Belarusian delegation is set to hold bilateral meetings with colleagues from the National Research Centers of the SCO member states, think tanks of the dialogue partners and observer states. The Belarusian delegation also plans to make a number of practice-oriented proposals aimed at further development and improvement of the SCO Forum mechanism.
The meeting will conclude with the traditional ceremony of signing the outcome protocol and handing over the chairmanship of the 21st SCO Forum to the Institute for Political and International Studies of the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Members of the Belarusian delegation will also take part in the Belarusian-Indian Expert Roundtable on 20 May, organized jointly with DAKSHIN - Global South Centre of Excellence. Before the event, it is planned to sign a memorandum of understanding between BISR and the DAKSHIN Center, which will create a framework for further practical interaction in areas of mutual interest.
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