SCO Judicial Cooperation: SCO Top Justice Forum held in Beijing

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The 13th conference of the presidents of supreme courts from SCO member countries is being held in Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping said he expects deepened judicial cooperation within the framework of the organization to fight crime and resolve disputes more effectively. CGTN's Hou Na reports.

In a congratulatory letter, Xi said as an important judicial cooperation mechanism of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the conference plays a vital role in boosting exchanges on the idea and system of the rule of law, so as to deepen pragmatic cooperation in various fields among member countries.

ARJAN KUMAR SIKRI, INDIA'S JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT"It was really a very encouraging and positive step that your President has sent a congratulatory address to the forum."

Xi hopes all sides will cooperate to fight crime and resolve disputes more effectively, and create a sound legal environment to facilitate construction in the Belt and Road Initiative.

VYACHESLAV LEBEDEV CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION "Recently we have held remote a video conference with the Supreme People's Court of China. One of key topics is to build a unanimous legal platform along the Belt and Road economic route."

China also shared its experiences in building smart court systems. In the lead up to the summit next month, SCO member countries had a heated debate on several issues, including the regional security and the priority of security cooperation to counter crime like terrorism, drug trafficking and money laundering. HOU NA, CGTN, BEIJING.