Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday proposed the establishment of six platforms, including security, finance and connectivity for regional cooperation on the second and final day of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in Central China's Zhengzhou, Henan Province.

It shows that as a regional international association, the SCO seeks more practical approaches to improve regional cooperation and strengthen regional security, analysts said.

Li said that aside from focusing on security, economy and civilian exchanges, the SCO should also focus on building six platforms on security, production capability, connectivity, financial cooperation and cooperation on social affairs and improving people's lives.

"The SCO has played a leading role in forming regional cooperation in recent years, but it lacks a detailed mechanism to advance cooperation. The proposal of the six platforms offers a specific and practical way to further anti-terrorism and economic cooperation," Sun Zhuangzhi, secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), told the Global Times.

The SCO should cement the existing security cooperation mechanism, accelerate an agreement on border defense cooperation, move toward an anti-extremism pact and support Afghanistan's national reconciliation process, Li said.

"Terrorism, extremism and separatism are the main threats to Central Asia's security. The latest situations in the Middle East, such as the rise of the Islamic State, have made it urgent for SCO members to set aside differences and safeguard regional security together," said Zhao Huirong, a research fellow of Central Asian studies at the CASS.

To provide a reliable environment, member states should deepen their cooperation, including sharing information, conducting anti-terror drills and joint personnel training, Zhao told the Global Times.

In his meeting with Afghanistan's CEO Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday, Li said that the two countries should strengthen anti-terror and security cooperation, and China will support Afghanistan's peace and reconciliation efforts.

Economic growth in Central Asia can in turn allow the region to better deal with security issues, said Sun, adding that every country would benefit from the stable environment.

Li said that the SCO should establish a cooperation mechanism on production capacity, and that China is willing to share its mature technology and provide equipment and contracting services.

"China's Belt and Road Initiative and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank could support the SCO members' infrastructure projects, which have always been hindered by a lack of funds and technology," Zhao said.

Xinhua contributed to this story