習近平和彭麗媛為出席2025年上海合作組織峰會的國際貴賓舉行歡迎宴會

8月31日晚,國家主席習近平和夫人彭麗媛在天津梅江會展中心舉行宴會,歡迎來華出席2025年上海合作組織峰會的國際貴賓。這是習近平發表致辭。新華社記者 謝環馳 攝

新華社天津8月31日電(記者馬卓言、李鯤)8月31日晚,國家主席習近平和夫人彭麗媛在天津梅江會展中心舉行宴會,歡迎來華出席2025年上海合作組織峰會的國際貴賓。

海河之畔,燈光璀璨。

出席峰會的上海合作組織成員國、觀察員國、對話夥伴國、主席國客人等20多位外國國家元首、政府首腦及配偶,聯合國秘書長等10位國際組織負責人陸續抵達。禮兵列隊致敬。伴隨著各國名曲音樂,國際貴賓穿過由與會各國國旗、上海合作組織會旗和聯合國旗幟組成的恢弘旗陣,沿著紅地毯前行。

8月31日晚,國家主席習近平和夫人彭麗媛在天津梅江會展中心舉行宴會,歡迎來華出席2025年上海合作組織峰會的國際貴賓。這是宴會前,習近平和彭麗媛同貴賓們集體合影留念。新華社記者 黃敬文 攝

習近平和彭麗媛熱情迎接外方領導人夫婦,同他們親切握手,互致問候併合影留念。

在悠揚的迎賓曲中,習近平和彭麗媛同貴賓們共同步入宴會廳。

8月31日晚,國家主席習近平和夫人彭麗媛在天津梅江會展中心舉行宴會,歡迎來華出席2025年上海合作組織峰會的國際貴賓。這是習近平發表致辭。新華社記者 丁海濤 攝

習近平發表致辭,代表中國政府和中國人民對來華出席上海合作組織峰會的國際貴賓表示熱烈歡迎。

習近平強調,上海合作組織自成立以來,始終秉持“上海精神”,鞏固團結互信,深化務實合作,參與國際和地區事務,成為推動構建新型國際關係和人類命運共同體的重要力量。當前,世界百年變局加速演進,不穩定、不確定、難預料因素明顯增多,上海合作組織維護地區和平穩定、促進各國發展繁榮的責任更加重大。這次峰會肩負著凝聚各方共識、激發合作動能、擘畫發展藍圖的重要使命。相信在各方共同努力下,峰會一定能夠圓滿成功,上海合作組織必將展現更大作為、實現更大發展,為促進成員國團結協作、匯聚全球南方力量、助力人類文明進步事業作出更大貢獻。

8月31日晚,國家主席習近平和夫人彭麗媛在天津梅江會展中心舉行宴會,歡迎來華出席2025年上海合作組織峰會的國際貴賓。這是習近平發表致辭。新華社記者 丁海濤 攝

習近平指出,天津是一座開放包容的城市,自古為京畿要地,是中國改革開放先行區。在京津冀協同發展戰略引領下,中國式現代化天津篇章不斷展現新氣象。在天津舉辦這次峰會,一定能給上海合作組織可持續發展注入新的活力。

宴會後,習近平和彭麗媛同貴賓們共同觀看《共創未來》文藝演出,欣賞文明互鑒、百川匯海的和合之美,感受上海合作組織大家庭團結合作、共創輝煌的奮進力量。

蔡奇、王毅、陳敏爾、王小洪等出席活動。

歡迎宴會開始前,貴賓們參觀了天津非物質文化遺産展示。

Xi says SCO bears greater responsibilities for peace, development

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses a banquet to welcome international guests at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

TIANJIN, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is shouldering greater responsibilities for safeguarding regional peace and stability, and for boosting development of various countries in a world of increasing uncertainties and accelerated changes.

Xi made the remarks at a banquet to welcome international guests who are in China's port city of Tianjin to attend the SCO Summit 2025 from Sunday to Monday.

Before the banquet, Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan welcomed the guests when they arrived.

Addressing the banquet, Xi expressed confidence that with concerted efforts of all parties, the summit will be a complete success, and that the SCO is certain to play an even bigger role and achieve more progress, making greater contribution to boosting the unity and cooperation among member states, pooling the strength of the Global South and pushing for more progress of human civilization.

Founded in Shanghai in June 2001, the SCO has expanded from six founding members into a 26-nation family of 10 members, two observers and 14 dialogue partners spanning Asia, Europe and Africa.

With major emerging markets and developing countries such as China, Russia and India among its members, the SCO represents nearly half of the world's population and a quarter of the global economy.

The Tianjin summit is the largest-ever annual summit of the group. Member states are expected to adopt key documents, including the organization's development strategy for the next decade.

It is also President Xi's second time hosting the event, with the participation of leaders from more than 20 countries and 10 international organizations. Prior to the summit, Xi held more than a dozen bilateral meetings with arriving leaders in Tianjin.

Xi told the guests at the banquet that as an open and inclusive city, Tianjin serves as a pioneering zone for China's reform and opening-up, and hosting the summit here will undoubtedly inject new vitality into the sustainable development of the SCO.

The SCO has become an important force in building a new type of international relations and a community with a shared future for humanity, he added.

The summit includes the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO as well as the "SCO Plus" Meeting, both of which will be held on Monday.

Participants at the meetings will discuss plans for cooperation and development, and work to improve global governance, Xi said.

He expressed the hope that the SCO will, under the guidance of Shanghai Spirit, set sail once again from Tianjin toward an even brighter future.

After the banquet, Xi and Peng joined the guests in watching an art performance.

Senior Chinese officials including Cai Qi, Wang Yi, Chen Min'er, and Wang Xiaohong were present at the event. ■

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses a banquet to welcome international guests at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses a banquet to welcome international guests at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with international guests before a welcoming banquet at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Secretary-General of the Economic Cooperation Organization Asad Khan at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Min Aung Hlaing, acting president of Myanmar, at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his wife at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his wife at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Imangali Tasmagambetov at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Kao Kim Hourn, secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Director of the Executive Committee of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Ularbek Sharsheev at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his wife at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Secretary-General of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia Kairat Sarybay at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his wife at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and his wife at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly and his wife at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his wife at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Jin Liqun at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)