On 17 April 2024, the SCO Secretariat hosted a meeting between SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming and the newly appointed Head of the representative office of the League of Arab States in the People’s Republic of China, Ahmed Mustafa Fahmy.
The discussion focused on the activities of the organisations and their executive bodies. The participants reaffirmed their intention to further develop relations.
The readiness to maintain close ties between the SCO Secretariat and the Arab League representative office in Beijing was noted.
A memorandum of understanding between the SCO Secretariat and the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States was signed on 15 September 2022 on the sidelines of the SCO Heads of State Council meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Six Arab League member states are part of the SCO family as dialogue partners.