At a time when China is acting as vanguard of globalization in the face of protectionism and Brexit, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is shaping the Eurasian future of multilateral cooperation through shared progress, neighborliness, security, and peace in the region.

Pakistani reporter speaking about the SCO Qingdao Summit

Djoomart Otorbaev, former prime minister of the Kyrgyz Republic talks about Shanghai Spirit

Since its founding in 2001, the intergovernmental organization, with the main goal of strengthening mutual confidence and friendly relations between partners and neighbors, promoting effective cooperation in a range of fields, and making joint efforts to maintain peace, security, and stability in the region, has grown rapidly with multiple meeting mechanisms established to seek cooperation and consultation on major international issues. The Shanghai Spirit of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for cultural diversity, and pursuit of common development, born together with the Shanghai Five mechanism, the precursor of the SCO, constitutes the undergirding value of the organization, is the cohesive force for member states to stick together, and also acts as an incentive for new members to join.

IN June 2018, the 18th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be convened in Qingdao, China.

With China holding the rotating chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization this year, the regional group can take advantage of the Belt and Road Initiative to boost interconnectivity and catalyze member states' economic growth, veteran officials said.

The two-day 18th summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, set to start on Saturday in Qingdao, Shandong province, will provide an opportunity for regional leaders to address issues ranging from terrorism to energy security, and from economic globalization to people-to-people exchanges.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting is set to provide new ideas and focus

The 18th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) under the helm of Chinese leadership will be held in the coastal city of Qingdao in east China's Shandong province from June 9 to 10.

The upcoming 18th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao has come under the global spotlight as it carries special significance.

The upcoming 18th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to be held in China is expected to see leaders discuss the implementation of the bloc's guiding "Shanghai Spirit" and the prospect of a community with a shared future that leads to the common prosperity of member countries.