On February 13, 2025, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Bin met with Secretary-General of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Nurlan Yermekbayev.

Liu Bin said that as the rotating chair of the SCO, China is working with all member states to actively implement the important common understandings reached by leaders, act on the slogan of "Upholding the Shanghai Spirit: SCO on the Move", advance cooperation in various fields, improve SCO mechanism, and actively prepare for a friendly, united and fruitful SCO summit. He expressed the hope that the Secretariat will strongly support China's work.

Nurlan Yermekbayev thanked China for supporting the Secretariat's work as the host country and reiterated the willingness to actively assist the Chinese side in promoting its plan as the chair, provide all-round guarantees for a successful summit, and continue to contribute to the development of the SCO.