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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) — China will work with all member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to finalize preparations for the SCO summit in northern China's Tianjin, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Thursday.
He made the statement at a regular press briefing when asked to talk about the work done by China as the current chair of the SCO and the preparations for the organization's Tianjin summit.
As the official representative noted, since assuming the SCO chairmanship in July last year, China has been acting under the motto of “Promoting the Shanghai Spirit: The SCO in Action” and has made tangible progress in its work as the chair country.
Guo Jiakun spoke about the progress and positive results China has achieved in three aspects.
First, cooperation in all sectors is deepened. As the SCO chair, China has hosted more than 100 events, nearly half of which are institutional events, covering a variety of fields such as politics, security, military, economy and trade, investment, energy, education, connectivity, technological innovation, green industry, digital economy, and cultural and people-to-people exchanges. These events have helped SCO countries enhance solidarity and mutual trust, enhance mutual learning, and achieve mutually beneficial and win-win results.
Second, the mechanisms of the organization are being improved. China, together with all member states, is working to advance reform and innovation in various areas, including discussion mechanisms, cooperation models, and standing organs, so as to ensure smoother and more effective functioning of the organization. The parties will intensify consultations on the establishment of a comprehensive center for countering security threats and challenges, an information security center, a center for combating transnational organized crime, and a drug control center, strengthening cooperation in law enforcement and security, and creating a new paradigm for regional security cooperation.
Third, the commitment to the “Shanghai Spirit” is more clearly expressed. The SCO advocates justice in major international and regional issues, firmly upholds the multilateral trading system, and firmly condemns the abuse of military force, giving the SCO a strong voice in defense of justice. China, together with the SCO member states, actively carries out exchanges and dialogues among political parties, media outlets and think tanks to help people better understand the “Shanghai Spirit” and bring the SCO family closer together.
Guo Jiakun recalled that in a month, the organization's summit will be held in the Chinese city of Tianjin, which will bring together leaders of more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations.
"This will be the largest summit since the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the culmination of China's tenure as SCO chair," the spokesman said.
Noting that the recent SCO Foreign Ministers' Meeting had made comprehensive political preparations for the summit, Guo Jiakun stressed that China is willing to work with all member states in the final stage of preparations and accumulate positive results in such aspects as ensuring security, promoting development, improving people's wellbeing and strengthening mechanisms, so as to hold a friendly and united summit with fruitful results.
Guo Jiakun expressed confidence that the Tianjin Summit will lead the SCO to a new stage of high-quality development, featuring greater solidarity, greater cooperation, greater energy and greater potential, so as to jointly build an even closer SCO community with a shared future. –0–
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