BEIJING, June 4 -- On June 4, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense hosted the 23rd Expert Working Group (EWG) Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defense Ministers' Meeting in Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province. Representatives from the SCO member states and the SCO Secretariat attended the meeting.
All parties consulted on the preparations for the 2025 SCO Defense Ministers' Meeting, and agreed to enhance communication and collaboration to contribute to holding a productive defense ministers' meeting.
This is the third time that China has hosted such regular meeting since it held the rotating chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
北京6月4日电 6月4日，中国国防部在山东青岛举行上海合作组织成员国国防部长会议专家工作组第23次会议，上合组织成员国及秘书处代表出席。各方就2025年上合组织成员国国防部长会议筹备事宜进行了磋商，同意加强沟通协作，为举办一届富有成效的防长会作出贡献。这是中方担任上合组织轮值主席国以来第3次主办上述例行性会议。
