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12:42, 24-Apr-2018
Wang Yi meets with his counterparts in Beijing at SCO FM meeting
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Eight foreign ministers from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) met in Beijing on Tuesday.
The meeting focused on international and regional issues that concern all parties and preparations for the SCO Leaders' Summit in June in east China's Qingdao city.
Speaking at the meeting, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the SCO has agreed on 14 resolutions, and most of them will be signed during the Qingdao Summit.
They include the declaration of the SCO member countries, a long-term treaty of friendship among neighboring countries, an outline of plans for the next five years, and cooperation from many other perspectives, Wang said.
Wang Yi speaks at Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the SCO Member States on April 24, 2018 in Beijing. /Chinanews.com Photo
Wang Yi speaks at Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the SCO Member States on April 24, 2018 in Beijing. /Chinanews.com Photo
Wang emphasized to further advocate the Shanghai Spirit", which will be a highlight of the June's SCO Qingdao summit.
He pointed the success of the SCO lies in its underlying principle of the "Shanghai Spirit". The SCO Qingdao summit is an opportunity to revitalize this and the summit will enhance trust and solidarity between the member states, building a closer SCO community.
Foreign ministers agreed to coordinate closely and to speak in a unified voice on major international and regional issues, pledging to offer solutions for security and coordinated efforts.
They reaffirmed that peaceful political process is the only way to solve the Syria issue and that Syria's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity must be maintained.
They agreed the Astana process, the Syrian talks in Geneva and the intra-Syria talks in Sochi have made significant contributions to promote a political settlement in Syria.
CGTN Photo
CGTN Photo
The ministers expressed their deep concern about the missile strike to Syria carried out by the three permanent members of the UN Security Council on April 14, 2018. They believed the strike exacerbated the suffering of the Syrian people.
As the UN Security Council discussed this issue on April 13, 2018, ministers called all parties to demonstrate restraint and avoid any actions that could escalate the conflicts further, and to support UN's core role to secure world peace and stability.
They also agreed SCO member states would step up in connecting China's Belt and Road Initiative with each country's developing plan.
Wang said cooperation should be mutually beneficial. He called on countries to improve the convenience of international transportation and to facilitate trade and interconnectivity.
China took the chairmanship of the SCO last June.
Before the Qingdao summit, it will host a meeting of supreme court judges, tourism ministers, political parties and the media representatives from SCO members.