BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- Uzbek Foreign Minister Sodik Safaev arrived here Tuesday for a four-day official visit to China.

    Safaev, along with the foreign ministers of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Beijing Thursday.

    The six foreign ministers will also witness the opening of the SCO's secretariat in the Chinese capital.

    Safaev visits China as guest of Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing.

    SCO, founded in June of 2001 in China's Shanghai, groups China,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Enditem