SCO justice ministers meet in Tashkent

The summit approved a joint plan to implement tourism cooperation. The measure connected heritage, cultural exchange, and cross-border travel to the SCO’s regional development agenda.

The memorandum created a formal channel for cooperation between the SCO Secretariat and the ICRC. It broadened the Organisation’s external institutional relationships.

The SCO Secretary-General reported adoption of eleven documents, including the declaration, counter-extremism convention, terrorism statement, tourism plan, and ICRC memorandum. The package shows...

The flag-raising ceremony publicly marked the two states’ new full-member status. It turned the June 9 summit decision into a visible institutional milestone.

An extraordinary meeting in New York addressed the organisation’s post-enlargement work and welcomed the new members. The meeting linked enlargement to a stronger international profile.

The sixteenth Council of Heads of Government met with India and Pakistan as full members and adopted a joint communique. The meeting tested how the expanded organisation would manage economic...

The heads of government called for progress on trade, transport, science, and practical cooperation. The communique records shared plans, while implementation remained a matter for national...

The communique emphasized using the additional potential of India and Pakistan in the organisation’s cooperation programs. This marked a shift from accession paperwork to the work of participation.

SCO foreign ministers reviewed priorities after the 2017 accession of India and Pakistan and approved summit drafts in principle. The meeting shows how the expanded organisation prepared its next...

The 13th meeting of member-state security council secretaries addressed counterterrorism coordination, the 2019-2021 security cooperation programme, and a planned joint appeal to youth. The record...