Building SCO home of solidarity, prosperity and fairness answers the call of the times

The Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States, held in Tianjin on Tuesday, provides foreign ministers of the SCO member states and the heads of the SCO's permanent bodies with a platform to exchange views on SCO cooperation in various fields and major international and regional issues.

A major objective of the meeting is to make preparations for the SCO Summit that China is due to host in Tianjin this autumn. The members of the organization are expected to strengthen their cooperation and further synergize and coordinate their actions in the summit to help address the global security, development and governance deficits.

As the rotating chair of the SCO from 2024 to 2025, China is taking Tuesday's meeting as an opportunity to try and gather more consensus among the participating parties. It seeks to promote practical cooperation and improve strategic coordination in areas where the SCO members have shared interests and common concerns.