President Asif Ali Zardari will lead Pakistan’s delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, being held in Astana, Kazakhstan, on June 15. The SCO Summit will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the organisation. The issues of regional and global peace and security will be on top of the agenda at the SCO Summit. President Zardari’s participation signals the importance Pakistan attaches to the SCO and the country’s keen interest in the regional development agenda that includes building commerce and trade facilities and banking cooperation, energy transaction and corporate sector interactions.