He made the remarks on the results of the 11th meeting of Security Council Secretaries of the SCO member states in Tashkent.
Preparation of anti-drug strategy of the SCO member states for 2017-2022 and the Programme of Action for its implementation are at the final stage, said Alimov.
Meanwhile, the meeting`s participants noted that the early settlement of the situation in Afghanistan by peaceful means is one of the most important factors in strengthening security and stability in the region.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was established in 2001. It is a permanent intergovernmental international organization. The SCO members are China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Afghanistan, Iran, Mongolia and Belarus are the SCO observer-countries.
Uzbekistan took over the SCO presidency on July 11, 2015. The SCO summit will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on June 23-24, 2016.
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