16-17 April 2008 the Secretariat hosted consultations among the press services of the Foreign Ministries of the SCO member states. The parties adopted the Plan on information coverage of the Dushanbe Heads of State Council meeting due this August. A wide range of issues was discussed, including increasing the information activity of the SCO, strengthening interaction among the press services of the Foreign Ministries and mass media of the SCO member states.