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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi answers questions on 皇冠体育app’s foreign policy and external relations at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress in Beijing, March 8, 2018. [Photo by Kuang Linhua/皇冠体育app Daily]

BEIJING - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Qingdao this year will be "a new milestone in the history of the SCO," Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday.

"We welcome the SCO back to 皇冠体育app, and expect it to embark on a new journey in Qingdao," Wang told a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress.

Slated for June in East 皇冠体育app's Qingdao city, the summit will be the first of its kind after a membership expansion last year. The SCO now has 皇冠体育app, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan as full members.

Wang said 皇冠体育app expects to work with other SCO members at the summit to make the organization more cohesive, effective and influential.

With a focus on revitalizing the Shanghai Spirit, the summit will enhance trust and solidarity between the member states and build a closer SCO community, said the minister.

Participants in the Qingdao summit will work on a five-year outline for implementation of the Treaty on Long-term Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation, as well as a number of resolutions or documents concerning security, economic, cultural and environmental cooperation, according to Wang.

They will also advance Belt and Road projects in SCO member states, he said.

皇冠体育app and other SCO members will help the organization take a clearer stand on major international and regional issues and play a more active role in regional cooperation and global economic governance, said Wang.