Fifth-anniversary declaration prioritizes security and anti-drug cooperation

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 heads of state reviewed the organization’s first five years and renewed its stated mission of peace, cooperation and development. The declaration presented the SCO as a regional institution with 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...

The six member states signed the Treaty on Long-Term Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation. It set a political framework for durable relations and cooperation across policy areas. Its...