He said they should also consolidate mutual political trust, push pragmatic cooperation to a higher level, play a bigger role in safeguarding member interests and ensuring regional peace.

The top Chinese diplomat put forward three proposals.

First, the members should reinforce political consultation and boost their level of strategic cooperation.

Second, they should deepen security cooperation and safeguard regional peace and stability.

Third, they should broaden economic cooperation and work together to overcome the global financial crisis.

China supports the SCO’s efforts to conduct diplomacy, to deepen pragmatic cooperation with observers, and to accept new dialogue partners in accordance with relevant rules, Yang said.

China will actively participate in SCO activities, make join efforts with members to advance the development of the bloc and bring benefits to the peoples, Yang said.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday met with the foreign ministers, who signed resolutions concerning preparatory work for the mid-June summit and the development of the organization.

The SCO, a regional security organization founded in 2001, consists of Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.