SCO reaffirms its long-term good-neighbourliness treaty

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 governments signed an agreement to support cooperation in science and technology. It extended the SCO’s agenda beyond security and trade and created a legal framework for exchanges, although the...

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...

The Dushanbe meeting adopted an agreement aimed at creating favorable conditions for international road transport. It reflected the organization’s growing emphasis on cross-border connectivity,...