Xi Jinping attended the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and delivered an important speech, emphasizing upholding the "Shanghai Spirit" to strengthen unity and cooperation and promote the construction of a closer Shanghai Cooperation Organization community with a shared future.

On September 16, local time, President Xi Jinping attended the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at the Samarkand International Conference Center.

President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, the rotating chairman of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, presided over the meeting. President Putin of Russia, President Tokayev of Kazakhstan, President Zaparov of Kyrgyzstan, President Rahmon of Tajikistan, Prime Minister Modi of India, Prime Minister Shabaz of Pakistan, President Lukashenko of Belarus, President Lehi of Iran and President Huzl Sukh of Mongolia, the guests of the presidency were President Serdar Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan, President Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Erdogan of Turkey and representatives of relevant international and regional organizations.

Xi Jinping delivered an important speech entitled "grasping the trend of the times, strengthening unity and cooperation for a better future" at the meeting.

On September 16, local time, President Xi Jinping attended the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at the Samarkand International Conference Center and delivered an important speech.

Xi Jinping pointed out that this year coincides with the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Charter and the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Long-term Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation among member states. With these two programmatic documents as the ideological cornerstone and action guide, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has gradually successfully explored a new path for the growth and growth of a new type of international organization, and has accumulated a series of important and enlightening successful experiences, that is, adhering to political mutual trust and mutual benefit. Cooperation, adhere to equality, adhere to openness and tolerance, and adhere to fairness and justice. These five experiences fully embody the "Shanghai spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations and seeking common development ". Practice has shown that the "Shanghai Spirit" is the vitality of the development and growth of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and it is the fundamental follow that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization must adhere to for a long time. In the past, we have achieved great success in practicing the "Shanghai Spirit", and in the future, we will continue to uphold the "Shanghai Spirit.

Xi Jinping stressed that at present, the world's unprecedented changes in a century are accelerating and the world has entered a new period of turbulence and change. Human society is at a crossroads, facing unprecedented challenges. Under the new situation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as an important constructive force in international and regional affairs, must have the courage to face the changes in the international situation, firmly grasp the trend of the times, continuously strengthen unity and cooperation, and promote the construction of a closer Shanghai Cooperation Organization community with a shared future.

First, increase mutual support. It is necessary to strengthen high-level exchanges and strategic communication, deepen mutual understanding and political mutual trust, support each other's efforts to safeguard security and development interests, jointly oppose interference in other countries' internal affairs under any pretext, and firmly control their own future and destiny.

Second, expand security cooperation. All parties are welcome to participate in the implementation of the Global Security Initiative, uphold a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept, and promote the construction of a balanced, effective and sustainable security architecture. Severely crack down on the "three forces", drug smuggling, cyber and transnational organized crime, and effectively respond to non-traditional security challenges such as data security, biological security, and outer space security. China is willing to train 2000 law enforcement personnel for member states in the next five years, establish a China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization counter-terrorism professional training base, and strengthen the law enforcement capacity of all parties.

Third, deepen practical cooperation. China is willing to work with all parties to promote the global development initiative to take root in the region and help countries achieve sustainable development. It is necessary to implement the statements on safeguarding international energy security and food security adopted at the summit. China will provide 1.5 billion yuan worth of food and other emergency humanitarian assistance to developing countries in need. It is necessary to implement cooperation documents in the fields of trade and investment, infrastructure construction, supply chain maintenance, scientific and technological innovation, and artificial intelligence, and continue to strengthen the docking of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative with the development strategies of various countries and regional cooperation initiatives. Next year, China will hold a meeting of SCO development cooperation ministers and a forum on industrial chain and supply chain, and establish a China Shanghai Cooperation Organization big data cooperation center to create a new engine for common development. China is willing to cooperate with all parties in the aerospace field and support all parties in agricultural development, interconnection construction, disaster reduction and disaster relief.

Fourth, strengthen people-to-people exchanges. It is necessary to deepen cooperation in the fields of education, science and technology, culture, health, media, radio and television, continue to organize brand activities such as youth exchange camps, women's forums, non-governmental friendship forums, and traditional medicine forums, and support non-governmental organizations such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Committee on Good-Neighborliness and Friendship Cooperation. Due role. China will build a China-Shanghai Cooperation Organization Ice and Snow Sports Demonstration Zone. Next year, it will host a poverty reduction and sustainable development forum and a sister city forum. In the next three years, it will provide 2000 free cataract surgeries for the people of the organization and provide 5000 human resources training places.

Fifth, multilateralism. We must firmly uphold the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law, promote the common values of all mankind, and abandon zero-sum games and group politics. It is necessary to expand the organization's exchanges with the United Nations and other international and regional organizations, adhere to true multilateralism, improve global governance, and work together to promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction.

On September 16, local time, President Xi Jinping attended the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at the Samarkand International Conference Center and delivered an important speech. This is a group photo of the participants before the large-scale talks.

Xi Jinping emphasized that maintaining peace and development on the Eurasian continent is the common expectation of all countries in the region and the world, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization shoulders important responsibilities for this. Promoting the development and expansion of the Organization and giving full play to its positive influence will inject positive energy and create new vitality for the maintenance of lasting peace and common prosperity on the Eurasian continent and the world. China supports actively and steadily expanding staff, seizing opportunities, building consensus, deepening cooperation, and jointly creating a bright future for the Eurasian continent.

Xi Jinping pointed out that since the beginning of this year, China has persisted in coordinating epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, which has not only protected people's lives and health to the greatest extent, but also stabilized the basic economic and social development to the greatest extent. The fundamentals of China's strong economic resilience, sufficient potential, wide room for maneuver, and long-term improvement will not change. It will provide strong momentum for the stabilization and recovery of the world economy and provide countries with broader market opportunities. In another month, we will hold the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to comprehensively summarize the major achievements and valuable experience of China's reform and development, comprehensively grasp the new requirements of China's cause development and the new expectations of the people in the new era and new journey, and formulate action programs and major policies. We will persist in realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, continue to actively promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, bring new opportunities to the world with China's new development, and contribute wisdom and strength to world peace and development and the progress of human civilization.

Xi Jinping finally stressed that although the road is long, the journey will be near. Let us vigorously carry forward the "Shanghai spirit", promote the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and jointly build a peaceful, stable, prosperous and beautiful home.

The leaders of the member states signed and issued the Samarkand Declaration of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The meeting issued a number of statements and documents on maintaining international food security, international energy security, addressing climate change, maintaining the security, stability and diversification of the supply chain, signed a memorandum of understanding on Iran's obligations to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and initiated the process of accepting Belarus as a member state, Approved Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and agreed to Bahrain, Maldives, UAE, Kuwait, and Myanmar as new dialogue partners, the ratification of a series of resolutions, including the outline for the implementation of the Treaty on Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship and Long-term Cooperation among Member States for the next five years. The meeting decided that India will take over the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization from 2022 to 2023.

Ding Xuexiang, Yang Jiechi and Wang Yi attended the meeting.

Source: CCTV Network