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.