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SCO invites partners into selected economic projects
đź“… 15 Juni 2006The fifth-anniversary declaration welcomed partner participation in projects involving energy, transport, communications and agriculture. This differentiated project-based engagement from full...
SCO welcomes the six principles for resolving the South Ossetia conflict
📅 28 Augustus 2008The Dushanbe Declaration welcomed the six principles agreed in Moscow on 12 August 2008 and recognized Russia’s role in promoting peace and cooperation. This language revealed the SCO’s preference for...
SCO members formalize cooperation on border issues
đź“… 10 Juli 2015The Ufa agreement established cooperation and interaction among member states on border matters. It strengthened state-to-state coordination around border security and administration.
SCO marks the 70th anniversary of victory in the Second World War
📅 10 Juli 2015The heads issued a shared commemorative statement about the war’s end and victory over fascism. The text shows how common historical memory was used in regional diplomacy.
SCO heads of government endorse social and cultural cooperation
đź“… 3 November 2016The Bishkek meeting called for improved living standards and continued cultural and humanitarian exchange. This broadened the policy agenda while leaving delivery to national institutions.
SCO signs a Convention on Counteracting Extremism
📅 9 Juni 2017The convention expanded the organisation’s legal framework for security cooperation. Its broad category of extremism raises questions about how governments distinguish violent threats from political...
Public-administration academies mark SCO’s twentieth year
đź“… 11 Juni 2021Rectors of member-state public-administration academies met in Dushanbe to discuss cooperation between academies and government services. The event presented institutional exchange as one strand of...
Science and technology ministries hold sixth meeting
đź“… 8 April 2022The sixth meeting of SCO science and technology ministry heads took place in Tashkent in hybrid format, sustaining a technical cooperation track alongside high-level diplomacy.
SCO launches plant-quarantine cooperation
đź“… 17 Mei 2022The first meeting of heads of plant-quarantine agencies in Tashkent launched a sectoral cooperation track and prepared a document for the Samarkand summit.
Interior and public-security ministers issue press release
📅 18 Augustus 2022The fourth meeting of SCO interior and public-security ministers took place in Tashkent as part of Uzbekistan’s chairmanship, focusing on policing and public-security cooperation.
Supreme audit institutions meet in Lucknow
đź“… 6 Februari 2023The sixth meeting of heads of SCO supreme audit institutions opened in Lucknow, extending cooperation into public auditing and government accountability.
Experts discuss law enforcement and drug-related crime
📅 15 Februari 2023India chaired an expert working-group meeting on law enforcement and drug-related crimes, continuing the SCO’s security cooperation at technical level.
Experts pursue trade in national currencies
đź“… 21 Februari 2023An expert group considered a roadmap to gradually increase the share of national currencies in mutual settlements among SCO members. The meeting shows a gradual policy objective, not an achieved...
Finance ministers and central-bank governors meet
đź“… 3 Maart 2023India chaired a meeting of SCO finance ministers and central-bank governors, providing a forum for macroeconomic and financial coordination among member states.
SCO sports agencies coordinate cooperation
đź“… 15 Maart 2023India chaired a meeting of heads of agencies responsible for physical fitness and sport, a cultural and social track of the chairmanship year.
Tourism administrations meet in Varanasi
đź“… 17 Maart 2023Heads of SCO tourism administrations met in Varanasi, which India presented as a tourism and cultural capital, to promote tourism cooperation and exchanges.
Security Council secretaries meet in New Delhi
đź“… 29 Maart 2023The eighteenth meeting of SCO security council secretaries discussed regional stability and cooperation on terrorism, extremism, separatism, illicit trafficking, and transnational crime.
SCO environmental agencies meet in Astana
📅 22 Mei 2024The fifth meeting of environmental ministries and agencies discussed cooperation in environmental protection and ecological security during the SCO Year of Ecology. The communiqué records member...
Tourism administrations adopt a 2024–25 action plan
📅 24 Mei 2024Tourism administration heads met in Almaty and approved a joint action plan for implementing the SCO tourism cooperation programme for 2024–25. Tourism was presented as both economic exchange and a...
Science and technology ministers hold a sectoral meeting
đź“… 19 Juni 2024Heads of science and technology ministries met online to discuss cooperation and the implementation of agreed programmes. The technical track illustrates how the organization operates through...
SCO foreign economic and trade ministers meet in Vladivostok
📅 6 September 2025The twenty-fourth meeting of foreign economic and trade ministers discussed trade and economic cooperation. The SCO’s economic agenda is pursued through national ministries and voluntary coordination,...
ICT ministers meet alongside an artificial intelligence forum
📅 27 April 2026Information and communications technology ministers met in Bishkek alongside an AI forum. The agenda placed digital infrastructure and emerging technology within the chairmanship’s cooperation...
Finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Bishkek
📅 29 Mei 2026Finance ministers and central bank governors discussed financial cooperation during Kyrgyzstan’s chairmanship. The meeting brought national monetary and fiscal authorities into the SCO’s economic...
AgroSCO 2026 forum convenes
📅 3 Juni 2026The AgroSCO forum brought together participants to discuss agricultural cooperation and food systems. The event’s official reporting presents a regional policy agenda; outcomes for farmers and rural...
SCO expert forum examines artificial intelligence
📅 1 Oktober 2026Experts met in Astana on 1–3 October to discuss artificial intelligence. The forum positioned AI as a field for regional cooperation and policy exchange, while questions of data rights, language...
SCO prosecutors general meet in Kazan
đź“… 1 Oktober 2026The twenty-fourth meeting of prosecutors general was held in Kazan on 1 October to discuss legal cooperation. The official account also uses a traditional-values frame; that language is presented as...