On July 10, 2024, the Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Zhang Ming held a briefing for the media at the SCO Secretariat. He presented the results of the 24th meeting of the Council of Heads of SCO Member States, that was held on July 4 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The briefing was attended by more than 20 representatives of the media community from India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Pakistan, Russia and other countries. The Secretary-General also responded to queries from journalists about the outcomes of the summit, the accession of Belarus to the SCO, the SCO chairmanship of China, and also the economic and financial cooperation within the Organization.