China will play host to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit this year, whose theme is to deepen good neighborly relations and plan the future of the SCO. There are three main items on the agenda of the summit: discussing measures for enhancing friendly relations and cooperation under the SCO framework and formulating a strategy on the development of the organization in the next 10 years; planning the next stage of practical cooperation of the SCO, in particular the establishment of institutional safeguards for the financing of multilateral cooperation; and holding an exchange of views on regional and international situations, with a focus on improving the SCO measures in coping with situations that pose threats to regional peace, stability and security.
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