On 8 July 2024, SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming met with Minister for Environment and Climate Change of the State of Qatar Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie in Qingdao during the Green Development Forum of SCO Countries.
Zhang Ming praised the involvement of Qatar as the Organisation’s dialogue partner in practical cooperation in the field of ecology and environmental protection and related areas. He noted that the country boasted rich experience and advanced technologies for combating desertification, developing and using new energy sources, etc. The SCO Secretary-General added that the Organisation was ready to improve interaction in the relevant fields, while working jointly to maintain an adequate environment for the sake of regional prosperity and development.
The Minister discussed Qatar’s environmental and nature management achievements in great detail and noted that his state praised the activities of the Ecology Year mechanism and was ready to consistently expand cooperation with SCO countries in the field of nature conservation and in other spheres.