Xi to attend SCO meeting via video link

President to work with other leaders to chart organization's growth, path

President Xi Jinping will attend via video conference in Beijing on Tuesday the 23rd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a regional bloc covering over a third of the world's population.

Xi will deliver important remarks at the meeting and work together with other participating leaders to chart the course for the future growth of the organization, according to the Foreign Ministry.

"We believe that with the concerted efforts of all parties, the SCO will achieve greater progress and contribute to the prosperity of regional countries," ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular press briefing on Friday.