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Chinese leader calls for further development of SCO
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday called for better development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as he met with the its new general secretary Dmitry Mezentsev.
The international situation is witnessing profound and complex changes, said Xi, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
He said it is in the fundamental interests of all SCO members as well conducive to regional and world peace and stability to develop the organization and boost neighborly and friendly cooperation in a sustained way to better counter new threats and challenges, .
Xi said he hopes the SCO will implement well the consensus reached by leaders of the organization's member states and play an important role in safeguarding regional security and stability as well as driving the common prosperity among all the members.
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Mezentsev said the secretariat will cooperate closely with China to prepare for the SCO's Bishkek summit this year and make contributions to further develop the organization.
Mezentsev is from Russia and replaced Muratbek Imanaliyev, a representative of Kyrgyzstan, on Jan. 1. His term will last three years.
中共中央总书记习近平近日在人民大会堂会见上海合作组织新任秘书长梅津采夫。习近平强调,当前国际形势继续发生深刻复杂变化,加强上海合作组织建设,推动成员国长期睦邻友好合作,更好地应对新威胁、新挑战,符合成员国根本利益,也有利于本地区和世界和平与稳定。希望上海合作组织落实好成员国领导人达成的重要共识,为维护地区安全稳定、促进成员国共同发展繁荣发挥重要作用。
梅津采夫表示,愿同中方加强合作,筹备好今年上海合作组织比什凯克峰会,积极推动本组织进一步发展。
外交部副部长张志军参加会见。 |
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