SCO welcomes the six principles for resolving the South Ossetia conflict

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 approved an action plan to implement the 2006 statement on international information security. The document extended cooperation from declaring principles to coordinating government...

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 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...

The member states adopted rules for dialogue partners, giving interested states a formal channel for cooperation below observer status and membership. The new category widened the SCO’s external...

The member governments signed an agreement on cooperation against illicit trafficking in arms, ammunition and explosives. It expanded security coordination to transnational weapons flows, while...

In Astana, prime ministers approved a plan to implement the SCO’s trade and economic cooperation programme. The plan aimed to translate long-term goals into practical cooperation; adopting it did...

The SCO hosted a special conference on Afghanistan with regional and international participation. The declaration treated Afghanistan’s stability as inseparable from regional security and development,...