SCO leaders issue a joint appeal to young people

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.

A joint communiqué called for streamlining trade procedures among member states. It linked the organisation's political expansion to ambitions for practical economic connectivity.

The Qingdao summit adopted a concept for cooperation in environmental protection, creating a basis for later ministerial coordination on ecological issues.

The memorandum supported cooperation among member-state agencies responsible for foreign economic and trade activity, including support for micro, small and medium enterprises.

The two organisations signed a memorandum during the Qingdao summit to support cooperation on education, science and culture. This broadened the SCO's institutional links beyond security and trade.

Prime ministers and other senior representatives met to review economic and humanitarian cooperation after the Qingdao summit. India and Pakistan took part in the enlarged format.