Consolidating Unity and Cooperation to Promote Peaceful Development (Harmony) | Shanghai Cooperation Organization | Peace

President Xi Jinping will attend the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization by video in Beijing on July 4 and deliver an important speech. President Xi Jinping will work with the leaders of the participating countries to make plans for the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and to promote the construction of a closer Shanghai Cooperation Organization community with a shared future. Strengthen unity and cooperation to provide important guidance, and make new contributions to promoting the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction and promoting world peace and development.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is the largest and most populous comprehensive regional cooperation organization in the world, and also an important constructive force in international and regional affairs. Over the past 20 years since its establishment, all parties to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization have always adhered to the purposes and principles established in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Charter and the Long Term Treaty of Good Neighborhood, Friendship and Cooperation among Member States, adhered to and promoted the "Shanghai Spirit" of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development. They have continuously deepened political mutual trust, strengthened unity and cooperation, resolutely opposed external interference, hegemonism, and power politics, and promoted the continuous improvement and upgrading of regional cooperation, becoming a solid support for mutual development, revitalization, security and stability. The more turbulent and intertwined the international situation is, the more the various parties of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization must firmly promote the "Shanghai Spirit", enhance cohesion, consolidate unity and cooperation, and firmly grasp the future and destiny of their own country in their own hands.

Security is a prerequisite for development, and peace and stability are the aspirations of the people. The member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization adhere to political mutual trust and continuously expand security cooperation. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization not only plays a positive role in maintaining peace and stability in the Eurasian region, but also plays an important role in promoting world peace and development.The implementation of global security initiatives by all parties of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is conducive to continuously deepening security cooperation and addressing security challenges.

Ensuring a better life for the people of various countries in the region is a common goal pursued by all parties of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.This year marks the 10th anniversary of the initiative of jointly building the "the Belt and Road". With the deep connection between the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" initiative and the development strategies of various countries, the Eurasian Economic Union and other regional cooperation initiatives, the regional high-quality connectivity pattern has begun to take shape. A large number of cooperation projects, such as the China Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan Highway, China Central Asia Natural Gas Pipeline, China Thailand Tajikistan Agricultural Textile Industrial Park, have taken root, blossomed and borne fruit, constantly expanding the space for common development, and bringing tangible benefits to the people of all countries. China will continue to work with countries in the region to jointly build the "the Belt and Road" in high quality and create more cooperation growth points.

The most solid foundation for the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization lies in the mutual learning of civilizations, and the deepest strength lies in the mutual understanding among the people. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization fully leverages the advantages of geographical proximity, cultural affinity, and a long history of friendly exchanges, continuously deepening cultural exchanges and mutual learning, and promoting mutual understanding and affinity among the people. It is precisely because of this that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has transcended differences in ideology, social system, and development path, and established a new model of national relations.Provide 1000 poverty alleviation training quotas to Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries and build 10 Luban workshops; Carry out 30 cooperation projects in areas such as health, poverty alleviation, and cultural education within the framework of the "One Family on the Silk Road" initiative; Holding a friendly city forum... China continues to promote cultural exchanges within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, helping to consolidate the public opinion foundation for the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

As a founding member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, China has always regarded the organization as a diplomatic priority. Against the backdrop of accelerating the world's unprecedented changes and entering a new period of turbulence and transformation, China will work together with all parties of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to firmly promote the "Shanghai Spirit". With collective strength, unity, and cooperation, we will build a closer Shanghai Cooperation Organization community with a shared future and jointly create a better future for the Eurasian continent.