Premier Li to host meeting of SCO council of heads of govt

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang addresses a reception held by the State Council to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept 30, 2022. (YAN YAN / XINHUA)

BEIJING – The 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be held via video link on Tuesday. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will host the meeting in Beijing, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Monday.

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The heads of government and representatives of SCO member states and observer states, heads of SCO permanent organs, the SCO Entrepreneurs' Committee and the SCO Interbank Consortium, and representatives of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and other international institutions and organizations will attend the meeting upon invitation, said spokesperson Zhao Lijian.