SCO cultural ministers' meeting highlights exchanges, cooperation

The 15th Cultural Ministers' Meeting of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held in Sanya, Hainan province, between May 16 and 17, with eight member states co-signing the document Minutes of the 15th Cultural Ministers' Meeting of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization that focused on further strengthening cultural cooperation among SCO member states.

The meeting reached consensus on the 2018-2020 Executive Plan under the Agreement on Intergovernmental Cultural Cooperation for the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Press Release for the 15th Cultural Ministers' Meeting of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Chinese Culture and Tourism Minister Luo Shugang delivered the keynote speech during the meeting.

The cultural delegations from the SCO member states, including India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives from the SCO Secretariat also attended the meeting and made statements.

In the keynote speech, Luo introduced the great significance of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Thought on Socialism with Chinese characteristics for a New Era, and said that China will work hand in hand with the rest of the world to create a community of shared future for mankind.