Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025, which will be held in Tianjin Municipality in northern China on August 31 and September 1, and will hold related events, Xihua reported.
XI chaired the 25th and “SCO Plus” meetings of the SCO State Presidency, giving keynote speeches, and made an announcement on Friday.
During the summit, XI will host a welcoming banquet and bilateral events for participating leaders.
The summit will be one of China’s most important headquarters and home ground diplomatic events this year, Deputy Foreign Minister Lubin said at a press conference.
In his keynote speech at the two meetings above, XI will elaborate on China’s new vision and proposition for SCO to advance the spirit of Shanghai, take on the mission of the times, and respond to the expectations of the people, Liu said.
XI will also announce new measures and initiatives by China to support the development of high quality SCO and comprehensive cooperation, and propose new methods and pathways to constructively protect the international order after World War II and improve the global governance system, Liu added.
According to officials, XI will jointly sign with leaders of other SCO member states, issue declarations, approve SCO development strategies for the next decade, issue a publication statement to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the world’s anti-fascist war and the UN’s 80th anniversary, and adopt a series of results documents to enhance security, the economy, and popular people and flock cooperation.
Iranian President Maud Pezeshkian will be attending the SCO summit in Tiazin.
In July 2023, SCO officially approved Iran’s full-scale membership. Iran has become the ninth member of the bloc, the world’s largest regional organization in terms of geographical scope and population.