Published: January 6th, 2022,
Last updated: January 6th, 2022
Zhang Ming, who was Chinese ambassador to the EU in Brussels until the end of 2021, will become Secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Founded in 2001, the SCO includes China, Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Zhang takes over the post of Secretary-General from Uzbek Vladimir Norov. The group last had a Chinese chair in 2006 with Zhang Deguang. A successor to Zhang in Brussels is not yet known.