DUSHANBE, August 19, 2008, Asia-Plus  -- A meeting of the Dushanbe mayor’s office was held yesterday to discuss issues related to preparation of the Tajik capital for hosting a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) due on August 28, Shavkat Saidov, a spokesman for the capital mayor, said.

According to him, Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev demanded at the meeting that all issues related to preparation of Dushanbe for holding of the SCO summit should have been solved by August 20.  

A special attention was given to improvement of the sanitary and epidemiologic situation in the city, the spokesman said.