The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit is all set to return to China. The high-profile summit is happening in Tianjin on August 31 and September 1. According to reports, more than 20 countries’ leaders will take part in the high-profile meeting.
Who All Are Going to SCO in China?
Prominent leaders of the bloc are said to participate in the summit, according to China’s Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Bin/ These include Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and others.
Leaders of various international organisations are also due to attend the event including the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
Glad to deliver a speech on the development of China-India relations and explore right ways for neighboring major countries to get along with each other at “SCO Summit 2025: Resetting India-China Ties”. China firmly stands with India to uphold the multilateral trading system and… pic.twitter.com/0Po7CNTJ8p
— Xu Feihong (@China_Amb_India) August 21, 2025
It is expected that Chinese President Xi Jinping will announce new measures backing the SCO on the occasion, said Liu, according to Reuters. The visiting leaders will sign and publish the Tianjin Declaration, he added.
Key Leaders Expected at SCO Summit 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi – India
President Vladimir Putin – Russia
President Xi Jinping – China
President Masoud Pezeshkian – Iran
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar – Pakistan
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – Turkey
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim – Malaysia
Secretary General António Guterres – United Nations
Why PM Modi’s Participation in SCO is Important?
Chinese Ambassador to India Xu Feihong underscored the significance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation in the upcoming summit, calling it “very important” for both the SCO and India-China relations.
“The visit of Prime Minister Modi to China will be a very important event not only for the SCO but for the bilateral relationship between the two countries. A working group from China and India are preparing to make this visit a successful one. We attach great importance to this visit,” Xu told reporters on Thursday.
Wang Yi Visits India Days Before SCO Summit
The Ambassador also highlighted the outcomes of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to New Delhi earlier this week. Wang co-chaired the 24th round of the Special Representatives’ Dialogue on the Boundary Question with India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on August 19. He also held bilateral discussions with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“This time, during the Chinese FM visit to India, he had a very important talk with Mr. Doval on the boundary issue. They reached a consensus on 10 points. Two groups will be set up by our two sides over the border issue. One group will be for border delimitation into appropriate sectors. The second group will focus on proper management of the border and border areas,” Xu said.
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