Chinese President Xi Jinping (C front) attends the 14th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan, Sept. 12, 2014. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

Thirdly, the SCO member states should comprehensively promote people-to-people exchanges, said the Chinese president.

Xi suggested the SCO member states strengthen capacity building on international communication, enhance media cooperation, and support personnel training in the fields of public policy, administration and judiciary.

China is willing to provide training opportunities for 2000 people of the SCO member states from 2015 to 2017, including officials, as well as management and technological staff, he said.

China will also invite 50 youth leaders from SCO member states to study in China every year over the next five years, said Xi.

Fourthly, the SCO should expand external exchanges and cooperation, he said.

Any country that is willing to join the SCO and meets the criteria is welcome to apply for the membership of the organization, said Xi.

Xi also urged to strengthen the cooperation between the SCO member countries and its observers, as well as communication between SCO member countries and the organization's dialogue partners, adding that the SCO should cement cooperation with international and regional organizations, such as the United Nations and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia.

Xi said the SCO member countries, observers and dialogue partners are welcome to vigorously participate in the joint building of the Silk Road Economic Belt and promote regional connectivity.

Noting that the SCO is facing significant opportunities and bright prospect, Xi stressed that the member states "should stick to the 'Shanghai Spirit' of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for cultural diversity and pursuit of common development."

"We should join hands to deal with threats and challenges with the strength of unity and cooperation and jointly push forward SCO's development," he said.