UN chief, leaders from multiple countries arrive in China for SCO Summit

With the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit set to open in Tianjin on Sunday, multiple international dignitaries and foreign leaders have arrived in China for the event. 

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, along with leaders from several countries arrived in China on Saturday. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 30, 2025. Guterres is here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu arrived at Tianjin for the SCO Summit on Saturday afternoon.

Earlier, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet; Min Aung Hlaing, acting president of Myanmar, also arrived in Tianjin on Saturday afternoon for the SCO Summit, CCTV News reported.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Beijing on Saturday morning to attend the SCO Summit. Guterres attended the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Beijing summit as a special guest last year. 

On Friday, Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly also arrived at Beijing for the SCO Summit. 

(Global Times)