Vietnamese Prime Minister to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit

Pham's tour will be made at the invitation of the Government of China, said the ministry. 

Primarily born to address security concerns, the SCO has, over its 24-year development, grown into a comprehensive regional organization representing nearly half of the world's population, according to China's national English language newspaper Global Times.

With leaders from more than 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations set to participate, the upcoming SCO Summit 2025 is expected to pool consensus and steer the organization toward building a closer community with a shared future.

Key outcomes will include the signing of a declaration by leaders of SCO member states at the summit as well as the approval of a development strategy of the bloc for the next 10 years, the Global Times reported./.