The flag of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the flags of the SCO member states. File photoQINGDAO, China, Jul 29 SCO countries should strengthen mutual trust and deepen cooperation to promote regional economic recovery and protect regional security, the head of the PRC Office of Publication and Distribution of Literature in Foreign Languages said on Friday. Du Zhanyuan. «In the face of numerous complex and multifaceted changes in the international situation, including the pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, in order to promote the restoration of the regional economy and protect regional security, it is even more necessary for the SCO countries to strengthen mutual trust and deepen cooperation,» said Du Zhanyuan, speaking at the opening of the Forum of Media and Think Tanks of the SCO CountriesAccording to him, the SCO countries should steadily strengthen dialogue, seek consensus, unwaveringly protect regional security and stability, strive to become a reliable and solid pillar of joint development. protectionism and unilateralism, a small number of countries are cutting off supplies, severing ties and abusing sanctions, seriously harming the global economic recovery. The international community expects the SCO to contribute to solving global problems and improving global governance,” he added. Du Zhangyuan noted that in the future, the SCO countries should practice true multilateralism, build a new type of international relations based on mutual respect, justice and mutually beneficial cooperation, as well as to promote global development towards a new stage of balance, coordination and inclusiveness.
