SCO political parties agree to cooperate

Representatives from countries in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization have agreed to institutionalize their forum of political parties to facilitate exchanges for better development of the organization.

They also pledged to uphold the "Shanghai spirit" for regional peace and development, to exercise leadership for the shared future of SCO and to step up actions to increase the development momentum in their countries, said Guo Yezhou, deputy head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

Political parties are the leaders in the development of countries, and closer exchanges between parties in SCO countries will play an important role in deepening the development of the organization, said Song Tao, head of the International Department.