SHANGHAI CORPORATION SUMMIT BEGINS IN CHINA- Xi said the SCO has set a model for a new type of international relations
Chinese President Xi Jinping today welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders from Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia in Tianjin as they arrived for the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
China will work with all parties in the SCO to take the regional security forum to a new level, Xi told leaders.
The SCO has set a model for a new type of international relations, Xi said in opening remarks, adding that the forum unequivocally opposed external interference.
Xi spoke about constructive participation in international affairs, opposing hegemonism and power politics, as well as promoting multilateralism in his remarks.
The security-focused bloc, which began as a group of six Eurasian nations, has expanded to 10 permanent members and 16 dialogue and observer countries in recent years.
