SCO leaders approve an action plan on information security

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...

The summit communiqué recorded that member-state leaders accepted an invitation to observe the active phase of a joint counterterrorism exercise in Russia on 17 August. The exercise displayed military...

The six member states conducted a joint counterterrorism military exercise in Russia. The drill showed the practical security cooperation associated with the SCO, while the scope and public framing of...

At the Dushanbe summit, leaders set out positions on regional and global affairs. They supported peaceful settlement of conflicts and discussed the August 2008 war in Georgia. Their statement should...

The 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...

The declaration referred to international standards for protecting human rights and civil liberties, including minority rights, alongside national law. This formal commitment offers a benchmark for...