Foreign scholars and experts have lauded Chinese President Xi Jinping for his impactful speeches during the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the \"SCO Plus\" meeting.
President Xi emphasized the importance of good neighborliness and friendship, highlighting how the SCO is building a new type of international relations. \"The SCO builds a new type of international relations,\" Xi stated at the summit, underscoring the organization's commitment to cooperation and mutual development.
At the SCO+ meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, President Xi presented five proposals aimed at creating a more promising future for the SCO and steering global governance towards fairness and reasonableness.
Farhat Asif, president of the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies in Pakistan, commented on Xi's speech, saying, \"As President Xi said, the SCO family demonstrates the will for cooperation, dialogue and development.\" This sentiment was echoed by Mohammad Reza Manafi, editor-in-chief for the Asia-Pacific news desk of Iran's official news agency, IRNA, who stated, \"The SCO can play a vital role in promoting the development of all countries, especially its member states, and in responding to regional and global challenges.\"
A professor of communication and journalism at Marmara University in Türkiye added, \"President Xi's speech is absolutely correct,\" highlighting the SCO's significance for future security, cooperation, peace, and economic development worldwide.
These positive reactions underscore the global recognition of the SCO's role in fostering international collaboration and addressing contemporary challenges.
