Foreign ministers prepare the Astana Declaration

The Bishkek meeting advanced a list of proposed project activities for the next planning period. The list illustrates the SCO’s preference for member-state coordination and negotiated projects over...

The heads of government discussed implementation of cooperation plans in science and technology. The agenda linked research exchange and innovation to development across a geographically diverse...

The Bishkek meeting called for improved living standards and continued cultural and humanitarian exchange. This broadened the policy agenda while leaving delivery to national institutions.

SCO security council secretaries reviewed Tashkent decisions and discussed the implications of India and Pakistan joining. The official record frames expansion partly through the security capacity...

At the Astana meeting, ministers submitted draft decisions on admitting India and Pakistan to the heads of state. The process shows enlargement as a negotiated legal sequence rather than an...

Member-state representatives began practical discussions on implementing the 2014 road transport agreement, which entered into force in January 2017. This moved regional connectivity from treaty...

The declaration addressed security, economic cooperation, international affairs, cultural exchange, and the Organisation’s further development. It became the first summit declaration after India and...

The Astana summit approved the accession of India and Pakistan, the Organisation’s first enlargement since its founding. The expansion extended the SCO into South Asia and brought new rivalries and...

The convention expanded the organisation’s legal framework for security cooperation. Its broad category of extremism raises questions about how governments distinguish violent threats from political...

The statement called for coordinated action against international terrorism and affirmed cooperation through the SCO and international bodies. It represents the member governments’ declared position.