Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on the 5th that senior diplomat Zhang Ming has served as Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization for a term of three years. At the regular press conference on the same day, a reporter asked: it is reported that Ambassador Zhang Ming, head of the Chinese mission to the EU, will serve as the new secretary general of the SCO. Can China confirm? Wang Wenbin said that in accordance with the relevant provisions of the SCO and with the approval of the Council of heads of organization, Zhang Ming became the Secretary General of the SCO on January 1, 2022 for a term of three years. Secretary General Zhang Ming is a senior diplomat with rich experience in multilateral diplomacy. It is believed that Secretary General Zhang Ming, like all previous secretaries general of SCO, will continue to push SCO to a new level. Wang Wenbin said that as the host country of the SCO Secretariat, China will continue to support the work of the SCO Secretariat and the secretary general, and is willing to work with all parties to continue to carry forward the "Shanghai spirit", deepen cooperation in politics, security, economy and trade, connectivity, humanities and other fields, and build a closer SCO community of common destiny, Contribute to the "Shanghai Cooperation force" to promote regional and even world peace and development. (Xinhua News Agency)