SCO members sign an agreement on scientific and technical cooperation

The member states adopted a programme for cooperation against terrorism, separatism and extremism for 2013–2015. The programme extended coordination under the familiar three-part security framework,...

The Beijing summit revised mechanisms for political and diplomatic response to situations threatening regional peace, security and stability. The measure offered an alternative to unilateral action...

Prime ministers agreed to work on implementing the Beijing summit’s decisions and existing trade-cooperation plans. The communiqué highlights the recurring gap between high-level declarations and...

The six heads of state adopted the Bishkek Declaration, emphasizing security, development, transport connectivity and cooperation. Its broad agenda shows the SCO’s attempt to connect regional...

The declaration urged expanded transport and communications capacity, logistics centers, trade, tourism and energy-saving technologies. The agenda promoted regional connectivity, while its impact...

The Bishkek Declaration described the 2007 treaty as a legal foundation for regional peace and prosperity. This linked the organization’s diplomatic principles to a binding instrument but did not...

The member states issued the 2014 Dushanbe Declaration, reviewing regional challenges and cooperation. The text presented the SCO as an advocate of a more equitable international order while...

At the Dushanbe summit, leaders approved a strategy to guide the organization to 2025. It set long-range policy directions but depended on future member-state decisions, budgets and implementation.

The summit approved procedures and a model memorandum defining obligations for states applying to become members. This prepared the way for later expansion while preserving the existing members’...

India formally applied for membership following the adoption of accession procedures. This began a government-to-government process; it did not mean that India had already been admitted or that...