2,000 Volunteers Ready For Upcoming SCO Summit In Qingdao

Sumaira FH Published May 25, 2018 | 08:41 PM

About 2,000 volunteers are preparing for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the East China city of Qingdao

BEIJING, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th May, 2018 ) :About 2,000 volunteers are preparing for the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the East China city of Qingdao. During the 18th summit of the SCO, scheduled to be held in June in the coastal city in Shandong province, the volunteers will offer services such as assisting with guests' arrival and departure, translation, and media requests, official sources said on Friday.

A launch ceremony for the volunteer program was held during which 700 volunteers took an oath. Local authorities said the recruitment of volunteers, targeting ten universities in the city, began in January 2018.

More than 20,000 people have applied for the posts. Xu Guohui, a teacher at Qingdao University, said the school has 310 student volunteers, and they have been undergoing various kinds of training since March in order to prepare for their roles.