In his speech at Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tashkent, Afghan President Dr Ashraf Ghani says Afghanistan is fast transforming into a regional hub of cooperation
President Karimov, heads of states and governments, and international organizations, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen! Our context is one of constant change that is multi-dimensional and threatens stability but also they are changes that enhance stability and cooperation. I would like to briefly differentiate between creative change that enables us to cooperate, and destructive change that is a threat to our way of life, to our values and to our ability to cooperate. As part of the creative change, one of the greatest transformations in human history is the emergence of the Euro-Asian continental economy, and the Shanghai cooperation organization represents this future, which would be irreversible. Around this table are sitting leaders who are shaping the 21st century and their impact, your impact will affect every citizen of the world. In this, the second point of the creative change is this spirit of Shanghai. I want to congratulate the founding members of the Shanghai coope