On 4 September 2025, at the Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Secretary General Nurlan Yermekbayev held a meeting with Ms. Kate Forbes, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, who is on a visit to the People’s Republic of China.
N.Yermekbayev informed the interlocutor about the main outcomes of the SCO Summit featuring events held in Tianjin, PRC, on 31 August – 1 September, and about the development of cooperation among member states in the humanitarian sphere.
There was a substantive exchange of views on ways to establish enhanced cooperation between the SCO and the IFRC with a focus on disaster response issues.
The meeting was conducted in a constructive atmosphere.