SCO has created a new model of regional cooperation: Xi Jinping

Beijing. June 11. Silkroadnews - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has created a new model of regional cooperation and made a new contribution to the peace and development in the region, President Xi Jinping said, Global Times reports.
Xi made the statement at the 18th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO in the coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province, eastern China.
In five days, the SCO will celebrate its 17th birthday. Xi marked the organization’s “a remarkable journey and important achievements.”
“Over the past 17 years, guided by the SCO Charter and the Treaty on Long-Term Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation Between the Member States of the SCO, we have forged a constructive partnership featuring non-alliance, non-confrontation and not targeting any third party,” the agency quoted China’s President saying.
Today, the SCO acts as a comprehensive regional cooperation organization that covers the largest territory and population in the world. According to Xi, the organization’s members represent about 20% of the world economy and 40% of the world population.
With its growing international influence, the SCO has become an important force for promoting global peace and development and supporting international justice and fairness, he added.
“The SCO enjoys strong vitality and momentum of cooperation. This, in the final analysis, is attributed to the Shanghai Spirit, a creative vision initiated and followed through by the SCO that champions mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations and pursuit of common development,” Xi said.
He also noted, the Shanghai Spirit, transcending outdated concepts such as clash of civilizations, Cold War and zero-sum mentality, has opened a new page in the history of international relations and gained increasing endorsement of the international community, the report reads.