State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Attends Video Conference of SCO Foreign Ministers

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended a video conference of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Beijing on May 13.

The conference was chaired by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia, SCO chair for the year 2020. Foreign ministers of SCO member states, the SCO Secretary-general and Director of the Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-terrorist Structure attended the meeting.

Wang noted that the raging COVID-19 infections worldwide put the global economy under mounting recessional pressure. The SCO needs to continue championing the Shanghai Spirit and the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind in the effort to win the battle against the virus and get the economic and social development back on track in the region and beyond. Wang then put forward a fourpronged proposal, emphasizing solidarity and coordination in the fight against COVID-19, security cooperation in jointly safeguarding regional peace and stability, mutual beneficial cooperation in pursuit of common development, promoting multilateralism, and improving the international system.