On 25 April 2017, Moscow hosted a meeting between SCO Secretary-General Rashid Alimov and Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Igor Morgulov. They discussed the main issues of multifaceted cooperation within the SCO, primarily in the context of preparations for the Organisation's main annual event — the SCO Heads of State Council (HSC) Meeting, which will be held on 8-9 June 2017 in Astana. Also, the parties exchanged views on key issues of the global and regional agenda.
The delegation of the SCO Secretariat headed by the SCO Secretary-General is on a working visit to Moscow in order to take part in the Moscow Conference on International Security, which will be held on 26-27 April 2017, involving the heads of defence agencies, politicians, diplomats and representatives of the academic and expert communities.