Tashkent Declaration reaffirms sovereign equality and cooperation

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...

At the government meeting, member states discussed practical economic coordination in response to the global crisis. The episode shows the SCO’s interest in reducing exposure to external economic...

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 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...

The rotating chairmanship passed from Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan at the summit. Rotation gave member states formal participation in agenda leadership, though the members’ differing political and...

The heads of state marked a decade since the SCO’s founding and reviewed its institutional development. Their declaration emphasized the organization’s permanent bodies and cooperation record,...