SCO security secretaries discuss counterterrorism and accession preparations

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...

The heads of government reviewed public-health coordination, including information on infectious diseases. Cooperation in this field linked health systems with cross-border monitoring and emergency...

The Zhengzhou communique endorsed continued cooperation in education, culture, and people-to-people contact. These initiatives broadened the organisation’s public-facing agenda beyond state security...

The Council of Foreign Ministers met in Tashkent to review SCO cooperation and prepare documents for the heads-of-state meeting. The ministerial process shows how the organisation builds consensus...

The declaration reviewed the Organisation’s first fifteen years and reaffirmed its principles of mutual trust, equality, consultation, respect for cultural diversity, and common development. These...

India signed the accession memorandum at the Tashkent summit, undertaking to accede to the organisation’s existing legal instruments. The step advanced its candidacy but did not grant full...

Pakistan signed the memorandum of obligations as part of the accession process begun in 2015. The procedure required applicants to accept the SCO’s existing treaty framework before admission.

The Tashkent summit adopted a programme to develop cooperation in tourism among member states. Cultural exchange and heritage travel became part of the organisation’s wider connectivity agenda.