Leaders from more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations will attend the Tianjin summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and related events, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday.

The SCO Tianjin summit will be held from August 31 to September 1, Wang said in Tianjin during a press meeting with SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev.

The upcoming summit in Tianjin will be the largest in the history of the SCO, marking a significant milestone in the organization's development, the Chinese foreign minister stressed.

On the same day, Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, chaired an SCO member states' meeting of the council of the ministers of foreign affairs in Tianjin.

Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhenkov, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Murat Nurtleu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Jeenbek Kulubaev, Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov, SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev, and Director of the Executive Committee of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Ularbek Sharsheev attended the meeting.

Wang called on SCO member states to strive to build greater consensus on strengthening the organization in a manner that demonstrates a sense of responsibility towards history and the future.

The Chinese foreign minister proposed five suggestions on the organization's development. He said that member states should stay true to the original aspiration and carry forward the Shanghai Spirit, consolidate the foundation of security, pursue mutual benefit and win-win results to drive the new engine of development, pursue friendship and good-neighborliness, and safeguard fairness and justice.

As the foundation and soul of the SCO, the Shanghai Spirit represents a new type of international relations and should continue to inspire unity, action and appeal within the organization, making it a model of mutual respect, fairness and win-win cooperation, Wang pointed out.

The top Chinese diplomat expressed China's grave concern over the situation in the Middle East, condemning any military actions that violate Iran's sovereignty and undermine the international non-proliferation regime. Noting Afghanistan is a key member of the SCO family, Wang said it should be supported in achieving lasting peace and development through both immediate relief and long-term reconstruction.

Recognizing development as the master key to solving all problems, Wang urged the SCO to tap into its full potential by strengthening industrial and supply chains, enhancing value chains, and fostering cooperation in trade, connectivity, innovation, green industries and the digital economy, ensuring that no country is left behind on the path to sustainable growth.

Wang pointed out a peaceful and prosperous neighborhood is fundamental to every country's development. He shared China's commitment to building a peaceful, safe and secure, prosperous, beautiful and amicable home with its neighbors through the principles of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness, and share weal and woe.

In the face of certain countries pursuing selfish gains at the expense of the public good of the international community, the SCO should stand firm in defending the legitimate rights of its members, Wang also said.

Wang expressed appreciation for the support of member states for China's role as the rotating chair, adding that the SCO is set to enter a new phase of high-quality development through member states' joint efforts.

All parties fully recognized the important role of the SCO in strengthening strategic mutual trust among member states, promoting regional development and prosperity, maintaining common security, and deepening the bonds between the peoples.

In the face of turbulent international situations, all parties agreed that it is essential to further promote the Shanghai Spirit, strengthen solidarity and coordination, safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, fight against the "three evil forces" of terrorism, extremism and separatism.

They also agreed to enhance cooperation in various fields, promote dialogue among different civilizations, jointly uphold the authority of the United Nations, oppose unilateralism, and peacefully resolve hotspot issues through dialogue and negotiation, to make new contributions to world peace and development.

(With input from Xinhua)