On cultural exchanges, the Chinese president called for closer people-to-people communication to build strong public support for the SCO's future development.

China will establish a joint judicial exchange and training center with the SCO at the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law to train judicial professionals for other SCO members, Xi said.

Meanwhile, Xi also stressed that China attaches great importance to the Syrian situation and supports the international community's efforts in striving for a cease-fire and peace talks.

Beijing supports Russia's proposal that Syria surrender its chemical weapons to international control for their eventual destruction, he said, adding that China is ready to enhance communication and coordination with related parties through the UN Security Council, and will continue its unremitting efforts in facilitating a political settlement.

The leaders of the SCO members agreed to jointly fight the "three evil forces," drug-trafficking and transnational organized crimes, deepen cooperation in economy, culture, science, tourism and health, and safeguard regional and global security with other countries and organizations.

The leaders also vowed to give full play to the leading role of the United Nations and peacefully solve international and regional disputes through political means.

On the Syria crisis, the SCO leaders called for an immediate end to violence, an early start of inclusive political dialogues and the convening of an international conference.

The SCO, an inter-governmental organization founded in Shanghai in June 2001, groups China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

It also has Afghanistan, India, Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan as observers, and Belarus, Sri Lanka and Turkey as dialogue partners.

The Chinese president arrived here Tuesday for a state visit to Kyrgyzstan and for the SCO summit. Before that, he visited Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and attended a Group of 20 summit in the Russian city of St. Petersburg.