China Welcomes SCO Delegates for People’s Diplomacy and Sister Cities Forum

The People's Diplomacy and Sister Cities Forum of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is being held in the city of Shenyang, China.

Organized by the SCO Chinese Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation in partnership with the government of Liaoning Province, the event has attracted over 400 participants, The Caspian Post reports via local media.

These include officials, representatives from government and state bodies, civil society organizations, research institutions, and scholars from SCO member countries, observer states, and dialogue partners.

The forum’s focus this year is on “Strengthening People-to-People Friendship and Enhancing Sustainable Development”. Azerbaijan is represented by a high-level parliamentary delegation headed by Deputy Speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament Ziyafat Asgarov.