Mohamed Nashath Rasheed, minister of the State for Climate Change, Environment and Energy of the Republic of Maldives, expresses his confidence that SCO will persist as a central entity for environmental collaboration in the region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Mohamed Nashath Rasheed, minister of the State for Climate Change, Environment and Energy of the Republic of Maldives, expressed his confidence that SCO will persist as a central entity for environmental collaboration in the region, playing a crucial role in stimulating collective regional action and moving forward with the "Shanghai spirit".