Beijing (TDI): The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretariat in Beijing hosted a book handover ceremony on Monday, bringing together senior officials, academics and publishing industry representatives to highlight efforts aimed at strengthening cultural and intellectual cooperation among member states.
SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev received Director of Ves Mir Publishing House Oleg Zimarin and former SCO Secretary-General Rashid Alimov, who also serves as a professor at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Tajikistan.
The delegation briefed the Secretary-General on the publication of a new book titled “Shanghai Cooperation Organization: From a Regional Mechanism to a Global Factor”, authored by Alimov. The book has already been presented in Moscow, Dushanbe and Beijing as part of the 32nd Beijing International Book Fair.
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Yermekbayev welcomed the initiative and said such academic and publishing projects play an important role in marking the SCO’s 25th anniversary while helping to promote the organisation among researchers, policy experts and younger audiences across member states.
He also noted that expanding intellectual and cultural exchanges contributes to deeper mutual understanding and stronger ties within the SCO framework.
During the meeting, both sides discussed possible future cooperation between the SCO Secretariat and Ves Mir Publishing House, including joint initiatives aimed at promoting academic exchange and cultural connectivity across the region.
At the conclusion of the visit, books published by Ves Mir and showcased at the Beijing International Book Fair were formally handed over to the SCO Secretariat’s library collection.
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Rashid Alimov previously served as SCO Secretary-General from 2016 to 2018. Ves Mir Publishing House, founded in 1994, specialises in social sciences and humanities and continues the legacy of the Soviet-era Progress publishing tradition.
