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Shehbaz Sharif and Masoud Pezeshkian used an SCO summit meeting in Bishkek to review bilateral ties and support continued regional diplomacy.

The September 1 SCO summit in Bishkek will bring the leaders of China, Russia, India, Iran, Pakistan and Central Asian states together amid global tensions.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Bishkek for the SCO summit, with Pakistan set to take up regional cooperation and connectivity.

Ishaq Dar used meetings at the SCO summit in Bishkek to reaffirm Pakistan's commitment to the United Nations and rules-based multilateral engagement.

Pakistan has formally assumed the SCO Council of Heads of State chairmanship, setting connectivity, innovation and shared prosperity as its theme.

Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan have signed a formal agreement to raise bilateral trade from about $16 million to $200 million within two years.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for an SCO that delivers practical results on security, technology, water, disaster response and regional cooperation.

President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran will immediately reciprocate if Washington returns to commitments in the June memorandum, leaving a path back to talks.

Military incidents involving Iran, the United States and Gulf states have renewed concern over regional security and the Strait of Hormuz.