ISTANBUL

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to “play a greater role in bringing the world under good governance.”

Li made the remarks while addressing the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of Member States of the SCO in Moscow, according to state-run Xinhua News.

The premier said China stands ready to work closely with all SCO member states to establish the SCO Development Bank as soon as possible.

Li also urged the SCO nations to “steadily increase the installed capacity of photovoltaic and wind power, each by 10 million kilowatts in the next five years.”

The SCO “is equipped and capable of taking the joint implementation of the Global Governance Initiative as an opportunity to play a greater role in bringing the world under good governance,” he said.

He called on SCO nations to promote development and security through cooperation and work with the international community to “jointly uphold multilateralism and promote universal security and lasting peace.”

“China is willing to work with all member countries to pay more attention to strategic coordination, effectively promote the implementation of cooperation, optimize and improve the operation mechanism, further enhance cohesion, capacity for action, and influence, and continuously make the SCO better and stronger,” he added.

Li arrived in Moscow on Monday to attend the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of Member States of the SCO.

The SCO comprises 10 member states, two observer states, and 14 dialogue partners.