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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defense Ministers’ Meeting is currently underway in Qingdao, China, bringing together defense chiefs from all 10 SCO member states—including China, Russia, India, Iran, and Pakistan—for high-level talks on regional security and military cooperation. teleSUR

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00:00China is hosting the Defense Minister's Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

00:04against the backdrop of the Middle East conflict and a summit of NATO countries in Europe

00:09that agreed to increase their military spending.

00:13The meeting of the organization's top defense official comes as a faltering ceasefire holds

00:18between Israel and Iran after 12 days of war.

00:23It also comes a day after a summit of NATO leaders held in The Hague

00:28where members agreed to increase their defense spending to satisfy U.S. President Donald Trump.

00:35The 10-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a counterweight to Western-led power blocs

00:41and has promoted strengthened collaboration among its member countries in politics, security, trade and science.

00:47The organization is made up of China, Russia, India and Iran, among other Asian countries.

China, Shanghai Cooperation Organization Defense Ministers summit underway

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