Xi Jinping Presides Over the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Delivers an Important Speech at the Tianjin Summit.

On the morning of September 1, the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States was held at the Tianjin Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center. Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired the meeting and delivered an important speech titled “Remembering the Founding Mission and Creating a Better Future”.

In September, Tianjin enjoys clear autumn weather. Outside the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center, the national flags of participating countries and the flag of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization fluttered in the wind. The emblem of the SCO’s 2024–2025 rotating presidency was particularly prominent.

Xi Jinping warmly shook hands with the leaders of SCO member states and heads of permanent bodies attending the meeting and took a group photo, then presided over the meeting of the Council of Heads of State.

Xi Jinping pointed out that from the banks of the Huangpu River to the shores of the Haihe River, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has traveled an extraordinary development journey. Over the 24 years since its establishment, member states have adhered to the “Shanghai Spirit” of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development, sharing opportunities and jointly planning for development, achieving a series of pioneering results and historic accomplishments, setting an example for a new type of international relations. The SCO took the lead in establishing a mechanism for military trust in border areas, was the first to take multilateral actions against the “three evil forces”, and has maintained regional peace and stability; it took the lead in initiating cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, making the driving force for regional development and prosperity stronger and the multidimensional connectivity network more complete; it took the lead in concluding a long-term good-neighborly friendship and cooperation treaty, declaring eternal friendship and never being enemies, promoting mutual affinity and people-to-people connectivity among member states; it took the lead in proposing a global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, practicing true multilateralism, and playing a positive role in promoting world peace and development.