President Xi Jinping (center) meets on Tuesday in Beijing with foreign ministers and heads of standing bodies of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, who are in China to attend the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of SCO Member States. Xi noted that over the past 24 years since its founding, the SCO has always upheld the Shanghai Spirit, grown into a mature and robust organization, and demonstrated strong vitality. China announced on Tuesday that the SCO Tianjin Summit will be held from Aug 31 to Sept 1. See story, page 3