On February 7, 2013, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with new Secretary General of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Dmitry Mezentsev. Yang extended welcome for Mezentsev to take office, saying that China, as host country of the Secretariat, will provide facilitation for the work of the Secretary-General and the Secretariat.

The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on issues concerning the SCO, agreeing that in the current international situation, further deepening the political, security, economic and cultural cooperation of the SCO is of great significance to maintaining regional security and stability and promoting common development of member states. The member states will cooperate closely to make new achievements in cooperation in various fields to achieve win-win cooperation.