BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China sees the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a priority area for high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road and implementation of the Global Development Initiative, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
Xi made the remarks in his speech addressing the 26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek.
Xi said China is ready to help build the SCO into an important platform for implementing the Global Security Initiative. China is also willing to work with all parties to implement the Global Civilization Initiative, and supports the SCO in pursuing exemplary cooperation to implement the Global Governance Initiative, Xi added.
Xi put forward a four-point proposal. He called on the SCO to stay committed to putting development first, and open up the prospects for shared prosperity.
He urged the SCO to stay committed to taking security as a key goal, and foster an environment of common security.
The Chinese leader also called on the grouping to put people first, and cement the foundation for everlasting friendship.
He urged the SCO to promote dialogue and consultation, and strive for more equitable and orderly governance.
The SCO summit wrapped up in Bishkek on Tuesday. Leaders of the member states signed and issued the Bishkek Declaration, approved the protocol on amendments and additions to the SCO Charter, the regulations on the SCO Universal Center for Countering Security Challenges and Threats and the regulations on the SCO Anti-drug Center, and adopted 28 outcome documents covering such areas as security, economic and people-to-people cooperation, and organizational development, according to Xinhua.
China will also establish an international cooperation center on AI applications for SCO countries, set up a China-SCO port economy cooperation center in Tianjin, and jointly implement 100 technological cooperation projects with SCO countries over the next three years, per Xinhua.
The summit in Bishkek comes a year after the successful SCO summit 2025 in North China’s Tianjin Municipality, where member states adopted the SCO Development Strategy for 2026-2035, charting the course for the organization’s future development. Among the outstanding outcomes at last year’s SCO summit in Tianjin is China-proposed Global Governance Initiative and observers have noted that turning blueprint into actionable, down-to-earth results has been a key feature of this year’s summit. –The Daily Mail-Global Times news exchange item
