Tuesday, October 7

Curtain Raiser: Prime Minister’s Visit to Tianjin, China, August 31 to September 1, 2025

*Ministry of Foreign Affairs* Curtain Raiser: Prime Minister’s Visit to Tianjin, China: August 31 – September 1, 2025 At the invitation of His Excellency President Xi Jinping of China, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, His Excellency Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, will lead a delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State (CHS) and the SCO CHS Plus meeting in Tianjin, China, from August 31 to September 1, 2025. The SCO CHS Summit will bring together Heads of State and Government from SCO member States, including Pakistan, Belarus, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The SCO CHS Plus meeting, held in an expanded format, will include leaders from Mongolia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Türkiye, Egypt, the Maldives, Myanmar, Turkmenistan, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, and Indonesia, as well as the Secretary-General of the United Nations and heads of various regional and international organizations. At the SCO CHS Summit, Prime Minister Sharif will present Pakistan’s perspectives on pressing regional and global issues, highlighting strategies to strengthen the SCO’s role in fostering regional cooperation and stability. The SCO CHS, as the Organization’s highest decision-making body, provides strategic, political, and security guidance, adopting declarations, statements, and key decisions that shape the SCO’s agenda. The SCO CHS Plus, a themed Summit, fosters broader dialogue with invited leaders, focusing on critical regional and global priorities. During the CHS Plus meeting, Prime Minister Sharif will reaffirm Pakistan’s commitment to promoting multilateralism, enhancing regional security, and advancing sustainable development. On the sidelines of the Summits, the Prime Minister will hold bilateral meetings with heads of state and government from SCO member States and other invited leaders to strengthen diplomatic relations.

Tianjin, China 30 August 2025(Kamran Raja): At the invitation of His Excellency President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, Prime Minister of Pakistan, His Excellency Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, will lead Pakistan’s delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State (CHS) Summit and the SCO CHS Plus meeting, scheduled to be held in Tianjin, China, from 31 August to 1 September 2025.

The SCO CHS Summit will gather the Heads of State and Government of SCO member countries, including Pakistan, Belarus, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

The SCO CHS Plus Summit, convened in an expanded format, will also bring together leaders from Mongolia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Türkiye, Egypt, the Maldives, Myanmar, Turkmenistan, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, and Indonesia, as well as the Secretary-General of the United Nations and heads of key regional and international organizations.

At the SCO CHS Summit, Prime Minister Sharif will present Pakistan’s perspectives on pressing regional and global issues, with particular focus on strategies to enhance the SCO’s role in promoting peace, stability, connectivity, and shared prosperity in the region.

During the CHS Plus Summit, the Prime Minister will reaffirm Pakistan’s commitment to multilateralism, regional security, sustainable development, and collective approaches to addressing common challenges.

On the sidelines of the Summits, Prime Minister Sharif will hold bilateral meetings with leaders of SCO member states and other invited countries to further strengthen Pakistan’s diplomatic, economic, and security partnerships.