Foreign Minister Herath welcomes Xi’s global initiatives at SCO Plus

China and Russia push for new global order at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting

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FOREIGN Minister Vijitha Herath yesterday expressed support for a series of initiatives proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Plus meeting in Tianjin.

In a post on ‘X,’ Herath stated that he had taken note positively of the Global Development, Security and Civilisation Initiatives, as well as the Global Governance Initiative. He said the proposals were grounded in the principles of sovereign equality, rule of law, mutilateralism, people-centred development, and action-oriented cooperation.

President Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin used a security forum yesterday to set out their vision for reshaping the global order, Reuters reported.