Liu Bin said: “Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with more than 20 foreign leaders and heads of 10 international organizations on the banks of the ‘Hai’ River.” He mentioned that the following foreign leaders have been invited to the summit: Russian President Vladimir Putin, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Manet, President of the Maldives Mohamed Muizzu, Prime Minister of Nepal Sharma Oli, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto, President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim, and Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh.
Liu Bin explained that the leaders “will discuss the successful experience of the ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organization’ and determine the direction of the organization’s development to reach a consensus on cooperation within the organization, in order to move the organization towards the goal of creating a more cohesive community with a shared destiny.”
The ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organization’ is an international organization established in 2001, comprising India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. Belarus officially joined the organization at its summit held in Astana on July 4, 2024. The observer states in the organization are Afghanistan and Mongolia, while 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.
The ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organization’ summit is scheduled to be held in Tianjin, China, from August 31 to September 1.
