Beijing (TDI): Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday that China has been accelerating work related to its rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for 2025.
China will host an SCO summit emphasizing friendship, solidarity and positive outcomes, along with more than 40 institutional meetings, Mao said.
Events focusing on topics like political parties, sustainable development, poverty reduction and people-to-people exchanges will be held this year, besides an investment and trade expo, a film festival and art activities, she added.
Beijing also unveiled the emblem for its 2024-2025 SCO rotating presidency on Thursday.
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It incorporates elements of Chinese culture, such as bronzeware patterns, and features the slogan “Upholding the Shanghai Spirit: SCO on the Move” in Chinese, English and Russian.
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Mao said that as China has assumed the rotating presidency, it will take more practical and proactive measures to improve SCO cooperation in such areas as security, politics, the economy and culture, expand the organization’s operations, build an SCO community with a shared future and explore new possibilities for win-win development.
