00:07Chinese Premier Li Qiang says the Shanghai Cooperation Organization should shoulder
00:12its historic responsibility and take the initiative in steering the course of history.
00:19Premier Li made the remarks at the 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of SEAL
00:25member states in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe on Tuesday. And Li noted this year marks the 25th
00:32anniversary of the SCO and it called for greater consensus, more effective organization and stronger
00:39cooperation projects to promote high quality development and advance the four major global
00:46initiatives proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. And Li said international calls for
00:51stronger multilateralism and improved global governance have grown in recent years. And
00:58he urged the SCO to gather more international partners and seek common ground in spite of
01:03differences. And he called for stronger economic and trade cooperation, stable and resilient
01:09international transport corridors and smooth global industrial and supply chains. And the Chinese
01:16Premier also urged a member states to work together to safeguard world peace and stability and
01:22promote coexistence between different cultures. Participants pledged to implement the outcomes of the
01:29Tianjin and Bishkek summits, carry forward the Shanghai spirit and continue more to regional and global peace
01:37and development. And they also signed and issued a joint communique and approved cooperation documents
01:43and resolutions related to the development of the SCO.
