"Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, along with his wife, Mehriban, arrived at the Chinese port city of Tianjin ahead of the 25th SCO summit on Sunday. Footage shows the couple disembarking the plane and being greeted by Chinese officials. Chinese President Xi Jinping, ahead of the meeting, announced that China supports Azerbaijan's bid to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), where it is currently a dialogue partner. The 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO, chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping, is scheduled to take place from August 31 through September 1. The upcoming meeting promises to be the largest in history. Leaders from more than 20 countries and representatives of international organisations have confirmed their participation. They will discuss economic co-operation on technology, innovation and artificial intelligence, as well as issues of regional security and sustainable development. The SCO brings together 10 member states, 14 dialogue partners and two observer countries. China also holds its landmark 80th anniversary Victory Parade in Beijing on September 3, attended by many world leaders and dignitaries."