SCO discusses trade and investment during the global downturn

At the 2009 summit, member states called for dialogue and a more equitable and rational architecture of interstate relations. Their position challenged concentration of global decision-making power,...

The member states adopted the SCO Convention against Terrorism, giving a treaty framework to cooperation against terrorism. Its legal definitions and obligations expanded the organization’s security...

The Yekaterinburg meeting took place during the global financial crisis and called for international cooperation on economic stability and development. It positioned the SCO as a venue for...

Member governments issued a joint statement on communicable diseases and cooperation. The document widened the organization’s understanding of shared security to include public health, though it...

The prime ministers issued an initiative to speed multilateral economic cooperation, respond to the financial crisis and support development. The initiative recorded a collective ambition; it should...

The UN and SCO Secretariats signed a declaration on cooperation in Tashkent. It formalized relations between the regional organization and the UN system, creating a channel for coordination while...

The member states issued a summit declaration in Tashkent, presenting the SCO as a platform for security, economic and diplomatic cooperation. Its principles of sovereign equality and non-interference...

The Tashkent summit adopted a procedure for future membership applications. This formalized a route for possible expansion, but it did not make any applicant a member or remove the requirement for...

Member states signed an agreement to cooperate in combating crime. The instrument broadened law-enforcement coordination beyond counterterrorism, making clear definitions, due process and protection...

During the 2010 Kyrgyzstan crisis, the organization emphasized assistance and stability but did not intervene militarily. This response reflected the SCO’s non-interference principle and exposed a...