Kyrgyzstan has officially opened the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Cholpon-Ata, bringing together top diplomats to finalize preparations for the upcoming SCO leaders' summit.

Opening the meeting, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev said the gathering marks the final stage of preparations for the Council of Heads of State meeting, The Caspian Post reports via the Kyrgyz presidential press service.

"The agenda includes a broad range of pressing issues. We will review and approve draft documents that will be submitted to our heads of state," Kulubayev said.

He also thanked SCO member states for supporting Kyrgyzstan during its current chairmanship of the organization and expressed confidence that the meeting would produce meaningful results.

Meanwhile, President Sadyr Japarov met with the foreign ministers of SCO member countries to discuss strengthening regional cooperation.

The talks focused on expanding trade and economic ties, developing transport corridors, advancing joint investment projects, and preparing for the upcoming SCO Summit in Bishkek.

Japarov also stressed the need for closer cooperation in addressing modern security challenges, including terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking, and transnational crime.

He called for accelerating the establishment of a Universal Center for Countering Security Challenges and Threats in Bishkek, based on the SCO's Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, to strengthen the organization's collective response to emerging security risks.