Moscow – Sputnik. Hang Hui stated in comments to Sputnik that “a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be held this year in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1. More than 20 heads of state, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, will attend.”
He added: “This summit will be the largest since the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, demonstrating the shared aspirations of member states to deepen cooperation and attracting significant attention from the international community.”
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is an international organization established in 2001, comprising Russia, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. Belarus officially joined the organization at the summit held in Astana on July 4, 2024.
The observer states are Afghanistan and Mongolia, and the dialogue partner countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization include Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bahrain, Egypt, Cambodia, Qatar, Kuwait, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Sri Lanka.
