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Tianjin City, China, Hosts Meeting of SCO Council of Foreign Ministers

Foreign ministers of SCO member states will exchange views on SCO cooperation, development activities in various fields and major international and regional issues.

  • Foreign ministers of SCO member states will exchange views on SCO cooperation, development activities in various fields and major international and regional issues.
  • The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar is leading Pakistan delegation to the SCO meeting.

By: Muhammad Arif, Editor NSN.Asia

Tianjin: The meeting of SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) being will be held on 14-16 July 2025 in the port city of Tianjin, Northern China.

Foreign ministers of other SCO member states and heads of SCO’s permanent bodies will attend the meeting at the invitation of Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Tianjin is the third largest municipality, and also the most important manufacturing centre and the leading port of North China Aafter Shanghai and Beijing.

Tianjin City, China, Hosts Meeting of SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM)
Tianjin City, China, Hosts Meeting of SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM)
Tianjin City, China, Hosts Meeting of SCO Council of Foreign Ministers NSN Asia
Tianjin City, China, Hosts Meeting of SCO Council of Foreign Ministers NSN Asia

During the meeting, parties will exchange views on SCO cooperation in various fields and major international and regional issues.

Russian Foreign Minister’s to participate in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Beijing.

According to TASS, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the event.

Zakharova also noted earlier that meeting will mark a key stage in preparations for the SCO summit to be held in Tianjin on August 30 to September 1, 2025.

The SCO foreign ministers plan to discuss the current situation and prospects of the development of SCO activity, Zakharova noted. They will focus on pressing international and regional issues, including the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, according to TASS.

Earlier, Chinese FM Wang and Lavrov met in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday on the sidelines of ministerial events within the ASEAN framework. During the meeting, Lavrov said that Russia would fully support China in assuming the rotating presidency of the SCO, jointly prepare for the next phase of high-level exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and strengthen communication and coordination within frameworks such as BRICS, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Tianjin City, China, Hosts Meeting of SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM)
Tianjin City, China, Hosts Meeting of SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM)

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister’s participation in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

At the invitation of Foreign Minister of China H. E. Mr. Wang Yi, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan H. E. Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will lead Pakistan delegation to the meeting of SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) being held on 14-16 July 2025 in Tianjin (China).

Foreign Ministers of all SCO member States, including Pakistan, China, Belarus, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will participate in the CFM meeting. Foreign Minister of Belarus will attend the CFM for the first time as member of SCO.

The CFM is the third highest forum in the SCO format. It focuses on the issues of international relations, as well as foreign and security policies of SCO. The forum approves the documents, including declaration and statements, etc. that are to be presented for the consideration of the Council of Heads of State (CHS) as well as the decisions to be adopted by the CHS. The upcoming CHS will take place on 31 August – 01 September 2025 in Tianjin, China.

Indian Foreign Minister’s to participate in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

In addition to attending the meeting, India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will also pay a visit to China.

Jaishankar’s visit comes less than three weeks after Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh travelled to Qingdao city of China to participate in the SCO defence ministers’ conference. The meeting was unable to issue a communique, as India refused to endorse the draft without referring to the Pahalgam terror attack.

Jaishankar is expected to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi and range Issues of bilateral issues will be on agenda of meeting.

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