Where will the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence officials meet in March 2025?

The correct answer is Qingdao.

In News

• The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence officials will meet in Qingdao, China, on March 26-27, 2025.
• The meeting will focus on future security cooperation between SCO member states.
• Representatives from ten SCO nations and the SCO secretariat will attend.

Key Points

• Qingdao, located in east China's Shandong province, will host the first SCO military cooperation meeting of 2025.
• The meeting aims to enhance defence and security collaboration among member states.
• China, as the rotating president, will also host the SCO leaders' summit in Tianjin later in 2025.

Additional Information

• SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation):
  • Formation date- 15 June, 2001 by China and Russia.
  • It is a political, economic, international security & defence organization.
  • H.Q - Beijing, China.
  • It includes ten member states: Belarus, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan.
  • It has 2 observer states (Afghanistan & Mongolia) & 14 dialogue partners.