Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said that the past 24 years of the SCO's vigorous development have been accompanied by deepening exchange and cooperation among major political parties and organizations within the SCO family.

　　He proposed holding the SCO Political Party Forum on a regular basis to expand communication channels.

　　Located at the geographical heart of Eurasia, Xinjiang shares borders with several countries within the SCO family.

　　At the forum, Ma Xingrui, secretary of the Xinjiang regional committee of the Communist Party of China, said that Xinjiang is vigorously constructing a “golden channel“ between Asia and Europe and developing itself into the gateway of China's westward opening up.