On 1 November 2023, SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming met with Director of the SCO RATS Executive Committee Ruslan Mirzayev at the SCO Secretariat in Beijing.
The discussion focused on the details of cooperation between the SCO member states in countering modern challenges and threats, taking into account the current geopolitical context. The officials considered areas of interaction between the two standing bodies of the SCO and mutual participation in common events. They also exchanged views on comprehensive improvement of the Organisation's mechanisms.
The meeting was held in an atmosphere of warmth marked by a mutual interest in further pursuing substantive interaction between the Secretariat and RATS.
It was Ruslan Mirzayev’s first visit to China as the Director of the SCO RATS Executive Committee, organised by the country’s Ministry of Defence.