Foreign reporters covering the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Summit said they have high expectations about the summit's achievements, which are expected to bring benefits to their countries.

Lasseyeva Yulia, a reporter with First Channel Eurasia in Kazakhstan, poses for a photo at the media center in Qingdao for the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Summit June 9, 2018. [Photo by Guo Rong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Lasseyeva Yulia, a reporter with First Channel Eurasia in Kazakhstan, said she is also looking forward to seeing the actions of the new member countries during the summit.

"I am also interested in the opinions of the member countries on the Belt and Road Initiative, which has received support from Kazakhstan," Yulia said.

Oleg Berezhnykh, a reporter with Russia and China magazine, poses with a copy of China Daily at the media center in Qingdao for the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Summit June 9, 2018. [Photo by Luo Jingxiangzi/chinadaily.com.cn]

For Oleg Berezhnykh, a reporter at Russia and China magazine, this is the second time he's covered the SCO summit held in China.

"Now the number of the members of the SCO has increased, for me it's very interesting to know how they will work together and how they will make common decisions. I am very interested in knowing what President Xi Jinping will say in his speech during the opening ceremony," Berezhnykh said.

As a Russian reporter, Berezhnykh writes many stories on the integration of Central Asian countries. It's also interesting to learn about the summit's decisions on economic integration, he added.