Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and pay an official visit to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan from May 18 to 21, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman announced on Thursday.
"A meeting of the SCO Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs will be held in the Kazakh capital of Astana on May 20-21. During the meeting, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will exchange views with foreign ministers of other member states on the current international and regional situation, SCO's development prospect and cooperation in various fields, and issues of shared interest, so as to be fully prepared for this year's SCO summit," Wang Wenbin, the spokesman, said at a press conference in Beijing.
"Since its establishment, the SCO has always taken the Shanghai Spirit as the fundamental guide, and its member states have followed the trend of the times, practiced true multilateralism, constantly consolidated good-neighborliness, friendship and political mutual trust, and deeply advanced cooperation in economy, security, culture and other fields, setting a good example of fostering a new type of international relations and playing an important demonstrative role in promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind," said the spokesman.
"China stands ready to work with other member states to further promote the Shanghai Spirit, strengthen solidarity and cooperation, cope with challenges hand-in-hand, and share development opportunities, so that people in all member states can benefit more from SCO cooperation," he said.
Wang Yi to attend SCO foreign ministers' council meeting, visit Kazakhstan, Tajikistan: spokesman
Wang Yi to attend SCO foreign ministers' council meeting, visit Kazakhstan, Tajikistan: spokesman
