On 13-16 March 2018, the SCO Headquarters hosted a regular meeting of the SCO Council of National Coordinators.
The participants reviewed preparations for the SCO summit in Qingdao, as well as for a meeting of SCO National Security Council Secretaries and a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the SCO, scheduled to be held during China's presidency in the Organisation.
Other topics discussed included draft documents, due to be signed during the above-mentioned events, and a range of current SCO activities. The meeting's final protocol reflects agreements on these issues.
Members of the SCO Council of National Coordinators coordinate the Organisation's activities, as well as cooperation between the relevant ministries and agencies of SCO member states.
In 2017-2018, the People's Republic of China presides in the SCO.