Qingdao hosts the first summit after enlargement

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...

The declaration reaffirmed the Charter, the Shanghai Spirit, security cooperation and economic, cultural and humanitarian ties. It framed the enlarged SCO as a regional institution seeking a more...

The leaders approved a plan to implement the Treaty on Long-Term Good-Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation. It translated diplomatic principles into a multi-year agenda among member...

The programme set out cooperation against terrorism, separatism and extremism, with the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure assigned a central role. Its security categories also raise questions...

The summit approved an anti-drug strategy, implementation programme and concept on preventing abuse of narcotic and psychotropic substances. The documents locate drug policy within regional security...

A heads-of-state statement called for joint efforts to address epidemic threats in the SCO space. It created a policy basis later invoked during the COVID-19 pandemic.