Myanmar seeks to boost investment and cooperation with SCO member countries, particularly in agriculture, industry, and energy sectors.

SENIOR General Min Aung Hlaing expressed his wish for Myanmar to participate in regional security and modern technology development ac­tivities under the framework of the SCO.

Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, par­ticipated in discussions at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 Plus held at Tianjin Meijiang Con­vention Centre in Tianjin, the People’s Republic of China, yesterday.

In his greetings, the Chinese Presi­dent said that he warmly welcomed dis­tinguished partners who have come to at­tend the SCOsss Plus Summit in Tianjin. Today’s Summit theme is: “Pro­moting sustainable development through the implementation of a comprehensive policy and the maintenance of regional secu­rity.” He said he will personally propose and advance the five points of the Global Governance Initiative (GGI). In his greetings, he was confident that this sum­mit would be successful and would contribute to the SCO’s development, regional peace and stability, economic growth, and overall prosperity.

The Chair of the Summit, President of the People’s Re­public of China, Mr Xi Jinping, delivered a keynote address. At the summit, presidents and prime ministers of Belarus, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, the Russian Federa­tion, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, the Secretary-General of the Unit­ed Nations, Mongolia, Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambo­dia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Maldives, the Act­ing President and Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Nepal, Turkiye, Egypt, Turkmenistan and Malaysia, representatives of Indonesia and India also made speeches.

Speaking on the occasion, Acting President and SSPC Chairman of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Senior Gen­eral Min Aung Hlaing, said: The Shanghai Cooperation Organi­zation SCO was established in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China, on 15 June 2001. Since its establishment on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has served as a forum for region­al security.

Its membership has includ­ed major industrial countries, nations rich in oil and natural gas, countries abundant in aboveground and underground resources, and agriculturally and livestock-productive na­tions. Currently, some powerful countries have leveraged various political, economic, financial, and military pressures to advance their own interests under the guise of promoting democracy in line with their policies, while taking advantage of situations within other countries.

In response to such circum­stances, the SCO has evolved into a strategic organization promoting economic integration and cultural exchanges. Today, it serves as a platform for com­prehensive cooperation among member states, dialogue part­ners, and observer countries, enabling coordinated responses to global challenges.

All member countries have to initiate peace, stabili­ty and prosperity for all under the Shanghai Spirit in order to achieve mutual trust, mutual re­spect for diverse cultures, equal­ity, and common development.

Principles of the SCO, such as non-interference, mutual re­spect for sovereignty, and equal­ity among its members, are sim­ilar to the sound foundations of a constructive relationship on the international platform for countries like Myanmar.

Myanmar grasped a great chance to join the SCO as a dialogue partner in May 2023. Myanmar actively participate in the ceremonies organized by the SCO. As such, he deeply requested the SCO to recom­mend so that Myanmar become its member.

The SCO possesses a region which achieves some 40 per cent of the global population and some 30 per cent of the world’s GDP. The organization prioritizes pro­motion of economic cooperation among member States and uti­lization of resources for energy projects, including production of oil and natural gas, food security and energy security. Myanmar hopes for the promotion of in­vestment and cooperation with the SCO member countries in the agriculture, industry and energy sectors.

As the SCO has been actively participating in the counter-ter­rorism movement in the security sector, its achievements can be seen vividly in effectively com­bating the current era’s threats of terrorism, secessionism and extremism. As such, Myanmar wishes to participate in regional security and modern technology development activities under the framework of the SCO.

As PRC President Mr Xi Jin­ping submitted a proposal on the five points of Global Governance Initiative (GGI), he supported the proposition of the President of PRC. Moreover, he said that Myanmar welcomes the SCO Development Strategy for the Next Decade: 2025-2035.

Before the summit, Acting President and Chairman of SSPC of the Republic of the Un­ion of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing held meetings with the Malaysian Prime Min­ister, the Mongolian President, the Nepali Prime Minister, the ASEAN Secretary-General, the Shanghai Cooperation Organiza­tion Secretary-General, and the Pakistani Prime Minister and State leaders from the attend­ing countries separately to talk about enhancement of friendship and cooperation between two countries.

The Summit was also at­tended by Chairman of the SCO Summit President of the Peo­ple’s Republic of China Mr Xi Jinping, Acting President of the Republic of the Union of Myan­mar and Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, State leaders from SCO member countries, observer countries, dialogue partner countries, and 24 invit­ed countries, United Nations Secretary-General Mr Antonio Guterres and leaders of inter­national organizations. — MNA/ TTA