SCO marks the 70th anniversary of victory in the Second World War

The Ufa summit expanded the Organisation’s external participation by granting Belarus observer status. Observer status allowed engagement without the rights and obligations of full membership.

The summit broadened the SCO’s relationship network through dialogue-partner status for four states. This created a tier of participation distinct from membership and observer status.

The strategy set a medium-term framework for political, security, economic, and cultural cooperation. Its adoption records stated priorities; outcomes depended on later implementation by member...

The Ufa agreement established cooperation and interaction among member states on border matters. It strengthened state-to-state coordination around border security and administration.

The statement framed narcotics production and trafficking, particularly in relation to Afghanistan, as a regional and international security concern. Its language places drug control within a...

The Ufa declaration addresses Afghanistan and the need for cooperation on security and reconstruction. Afghanistan appears as a neighboring society and policy partner, while the agenda remains...

The Ufa summit reaffirmed economic cooperation and implementation of the existing multilateral programme. The record captures an agreed agenda rather than evidence that a regional market or common...

The fourteenth Council of Heads of Government reviewed cooperation since the Ufa summit and adopted a joint communique. The meeting brought prime ministers into the work of turning summit priorities...

The heads of government addressed economic cooperation, regional development, and practical projects for the coming years. The communique shows how the SCO pursued coordination without creating...

The prime ministers called for stronger trade and investment cooperation and asked relevant bodies to continue preparing project proposals. The language emphasizes state-led facilitation rather than...