Global Mayors Dialogue -- SCO Summit Cities opens in N China's Tianjin

This photo taken on July 8, 2025 shows the opening ceremony of the Global Mayors Dialogue -- SCO Summit Cities in north China's Tianjin Municipality. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

TIANJIN, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Global Mayors Dialogue -- SCO Summit Cities opened in north China's Tianjin on Tuesday. Guests including mayors, diplomatic envoys and experts from different countries were brought under the same roof to share their opinions on how Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries can further deepen practical cooperation in fields such as interconnection, trade and investment, green development, and people-to-people exchanges.

Shri Janesh Kain, deputy secretary-general of the SCO Secretariat, addresses the opening ceremony of the Global Mayors Dialogue -- SCO Summit Cities in north China's Tianjin Municipality, July 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

Guests attend the opening ceremony of the Global Mayors Dialogue -- SCO Summit Cities in north China's Tianjin Municipality, July 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

Guests speak at a panel discussion during the Global Mayors Dialogue -- SCO Summit Cities in north China's Tianjin Municipality, July 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

A guest speaks at a story-sharing session during the Global Mayors Dialogue -- SCO Summit Cities in north China's Tianjin Municipality, July 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Guests communicate with each other during the Global Mayors Dialogue -- SCO Summit Cities in north China's Tianjin Municipality, July 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ran)