16, the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States was held in Samarkand . President Xi Jinping attended the meeting. Since its establishment in 2001, the SCO has continued to grow and has accumulated rich experience in international affairs, and has become a globally influential organization. Many experts and scholars believe that the SCO has become an important multilateral cooperation platform in the Eurasian region.
Uzbekistan International Expert Tolipov: We can see that the geographical scope of Shanghai Cooperation Organization has covered almost the entire Eurasia . Of course, from this perspective, the world will now pay more attention to the SCO. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is undoubtedly an influential organization on the world stage, an independent, powerful and authoritative organization. In the context of profound changes in the international situation, the role of the SCO in maintaining regional security and stability and promoting the development and prosperity of all countries has become more prominent. President Xi Jinping also exchanged in-depth views on important issues with other leaders of the participating countries at this meeting and wrote a new chapter of cooperation. People from many countries said that the SCO has shown strong vitality, and China plays an important and constructive role in it.
Andrei Vinagradov, Director of the Center for Political Research and Forecasting, Institute of China and Modern Asia, Russian Academy of Sciences: The SCO has developed into an international organization with global influence. The Global Development Initiative and Global Security Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping demonstrate that China is committed to promoting a fairer international order. For the SCO and the international community, these initiatives have very good prospects and will be widely recognized around the world.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Kanani: China is one of the important founding members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and plays an important and constructive role in regional and international issues. China is committed to promoting regional multilateral cooperation and economic and trade exchanges, and has also helped other countries cope with crises such as the new crown epidemic. China has set an example of a responsible country.
Looking forward to the future, more and more countries are applying to join the SCO family, which fully shows that the cooperation concept of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and its development prospects are widely optimistic.
International relations expert at Pakistan Ejaz Akram: The SCO has focused on the Asian region from the very beginning. We must take the fate of Asia into our own hands and provide a good platform for all parties to achieve harmonious coexistence to solve all the problems we face today. This is why more and more countries want to join the SCO. Because these countries believe that the SCO is an excellent platform for solving regional problems, and they believe that global governance problems can also be solved soon.
