SCO marks its fifth anniversary with a renewed cooperation agenda

The member states described the SCO as a partnership rather than a military bloc. The declaration counters popular comparisons with NATO, though its expanding security cooperation still invites...

The Astana Declaration urged cooperation across economic and cultural fields as well as security. The breadth of its agenda expressed an alternative regional vision, but concrete gains depended on the...

The member states presented their consultation as an increasingly influential platform in international affairs. A decolonial assessment treats this as an effort to claim agenda-setting power, while...

The heads of government confirmed the Interbank Consortium as a practical economic cooperation mechanism. It aimed to facilitate finance for infrastructure, basic industries, high technology,...

The six governments signed the Agreement on Interbank Cooperation within the SCO, giving legal form to a mechanism for financing and servicing investment projects. The agreement offered a regional...

The member states named cooperation against terrorism, separatism, extremism and drug trafficking as priorities, and called for strengthening RATS. The language shows security capacity becoming a...

The fifth-anniversary declaration welcomed partner participation in projects involving energy, transport, communications and agriculture. This differentiated project-based engagement from full...

The heads of state identified information and communication technologies as a security concern and called for cooperation on international information security. The statement linked cyber and...

At the Dushanbe meeting, prime ministers reviewed economic cooperation and the implementation of the multilateral trade programme. The communiqué called for practical projects and closer coordination,...

The six member states discussed globalization, security and shared development and adopted the Bishkek Declaration. The declaration framed regional cooperation as an answer to interdependence, while...