DUSHANBE, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) agreed on Friday to promote mutual trust and all-round coordination among members of the regional organization.

    At a meeting in Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan, the foreign ministers said their countries share identical or similar views on major international and regional issues and their cooperation in such fields as security, foreign affairs, trade and economy has been fruitful.

    They also agreed to make unremitting efforts to implement the Treaty on Long-term Good-neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation, signed at an SCO summit last year in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

    SCO members will also deepen pragmatic cooperation with the SCO's observer states in areas of common interest, strengthen cooperation with other international organizations, set up a mechanism for dialogue partnership, and establish links with all countries and international organizations that are interested in the SCO, said the foreign ministers.

    After the meeting, the foreign ministers signed a resolution on preparations for next month's SCO summit and the development of the organization.

    The SCO, founded in 2001, groups China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The heads of state of the six member countries will gather in Dushanbe on Aug. 28 for a summit.

Chinese FM calls on SCO members to strengthen co-op

    DUSHANBE, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) should raise the level of their pragmatic cooperation in various fields, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Friday.

    Yang made the remarks when addressing an SCO foreign ministers' meeting in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. Full story

Chinese FM lauds SCO as effective mechanism for regional stability

    DUSHANBE, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an effective mechanism for maintaining regional security and stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Friday.

    Addressing an SCO foreign ministers' meeting in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe, Yang said the SCO is also tasked with promoting the common development of its member states, which is in keeping with their fundamental interests. Full story