Islamabad, March 13, SPA -- Chinese President Hu Jintao has sent aformal letter to President Pervez Musharraf inviting him to attend the sixth summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The summit is scheduled to take place at Chinese major cityShanghai in middle of June this year." We will be glad to receive President Musharraf at the summit, said a senior Chinese official while talking to the Associated Press in Beijing on Sunday. Pakistan will be participating in the summit as anobserver. When asked to comment on Pakistan's desire to become a fullmember of the SCO, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao saidChina will convey Pakistan's wish to every member country of theSCO. Pakistan Ambassador to China Salman Bashir said his countrywished to be an active member of the SCO in tackling common problems andpromoting its socio-economic goals. Pakistan, he assured will provide strong support to the SCO to become an effective instrument for promotingpeace, stability and progress in the region.--MORE 10 20 Local Time 07 20 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/338898