Kyrgyzstan suggests to create SCO body to fight economic crimes

AKIPRESS.COM - Kyrgyzstan suggests to create a SCO body to fight economic crimes, said President Sooronbai Jeenbekov at the SCO summit in Bishkek on June 14.
Economic crimes are often transnational, he noted: trafficking in drugs, smuggling, money laundering, etc.
Such crimes pose a threat to the security of the state, he added.
The SCO summit is attended by President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of China Xi Jinping, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Joomart Tokayev, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The heads of observer nations are Mongolian President Khaltmaagiin Battulga, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Afghanistan Mohammed Ashraf Ghani and President of Iran Hassan Rouhani.