DUSHANBE - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi put forward a five-point proposal here on Wednesday on the healthy and stable development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the future.

The SCO members should pursue solidarity and coordination, and further cement the political foundation for cooperation, Wang said during a meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization members should cooperate in combating the COVID-19 pandemic and safeguarding people's well-being, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said

He suggested that the countries should share the responsibility for security and ensure long-lasting peace and order in the region.

The SCO members should cooperate in combating the COVID-19 pandemic and safeguarding people's well-being, Wang added.

The countries should also open wider and raise the level of interconnection so as to steadily boost economic recovery, the top Chinese diplomat noted.

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He added that the SCO members should follow the trend of the times and build a community with a shared future.

On Tuesday, Wang called on SCO members to enhance cooperation to promote the development and growth of the organization.

The development of the SCO comes to a critical juncture as this year coincides with the 20th anniversary of the organization's founding, Wang said during a joint press meeting here with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin.

Noting that Tajikistan is the rotating presidency of the SCO, Wang said that the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on how to promote the development and growth of the SCO.

Wang said the group should fully explore the contemporary value of the Shanghai Spirit, which features mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diversity of civilizations, and pursuit of common development.

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As the world is currently facing the changing situations and the pandemic both unseen in a century, the value of Shanghai Spirit is further highlighted, Wang said, calling on the SCO members to draw inspiration from it and continue to guide the development of the SCO.

According to Wang, the SCO is also committed to maintaining the common security of member states, with combating the "three evil forces" of terrorism, extremism and separatism as its core task.

He said it also takes concrete actions to practice common, integrated, cooperative and sustainable security concepts, and sets up joint exercise mechanism in fields such as military, anti-terrorism, drug control, and cybersecurity, building up the strict and sound law enforcement and security cooperation network.

Wang called on the SCO members to continue to make full use of these cooperation mechanisms to create a sound security environment for the economic and social development of all member countries.

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He said the group should also accelerate the arrangement for cooperation to achieve common development and continue to play a leading role in open and inclusive regional cooperation.