On 7 July 2022, SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming had a meeting with U Myo Thant Pe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the People's Republic of China.
The Ambassador reaffirmed that his country is seeking dialogue partner status and informed Zhang Ming of various steps in this direction.
The SCO Secretary-General welcomed Myanmar's intention to join the SCO Family and briefed him on important upcoming intra-SCO events this year.
The sides agreed to continue maintaining regular contacts between the SCO Secretariat and the Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the PRC.