<p>PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) can play a key role in addressing the issue of drug trafficking in <a href="/en/afghanistan" class="glossify-link">Afghanistan</a> believes.</p>
<p>Speaking to journalist in Islamabad before his departure for Moscow on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said SCO could also play an important part in prompting peace in Afghanistan.</p>
<p>During his two-day trip, Qureshi will attend a meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers. The minister saw the possibility for long-term relations with Russia, including cooperation in the energy sector.</p>
<p>He is undertaking the visit in response to his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov’s invitation to attend the meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers, according to APP news agency.</p>
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