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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — The 4th Meeting of Heads of Ministries and Departments Responsible for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States was held in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on Wednesday, according to the official website of the General Administration of Physical Culture and Sports of the People’s Republic of China.
The event was attended by SCO Deputy Secretary General Akhmad Saidmurodzoda and heads of ministries and departments for physical culture and sports of the SCO member states. At the meeting, the heads of delegations of the SCO member states discussed strengthening cooperation in the field of sports competitions, the sports industry, winter and traditional sports.
Gao Zhidan, Director General of the General Administration of Sports of the People’s Republic of China, said at the meeting that sports cooperation is an important part of cultural exchanges within the organization and plays an active role in promoting rapprochement and mutual understanding between the peoples of its member countries.
Noting that China is willing to cooperate with all parties to further deepen sports exchanges among SCO member states, he added that the country will actively promote the construction of the China-SCO Winter Sports Demonstration Zone to make new and greater contributions to promoting the building of a closer SCO community with a shared future.
The meeting adopted the “Protocol of the 4th Meeting of the Heads of Ministries and Departments Responsible for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports of the SCO Member States.” The parties agreed that the next such event will be held in Kyrgyzstan. -0-