By Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, president of the Republic of Uzbekistan. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Uzbekistan, along with other states, stood at the origins of the formation and strengthening of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the role and significance of which are becoming more visible and important with each passing year. Today its activities affect not only the development of member states, but also the well-being of everyone living in this vast region.