SCO leaders adopt a joint epidemic action plan

The SCO Forum's anniversary session discussed how member states could cooperate on public health, epidemiological oversight, emergency response, education and tourism after the pandemic. The forum...

The coordinators prepared the Moscow Declaration, epidemic plan, rural digital cooperation concept and statements on information security, drugs, COVID-19 and the 75th anniversary of victory over...

The tenth meeting of heads of competent drug-control agencies met by videoconference and reviewed a draft statement on the drug threat. It continued a long-running security policy through the pandemic...

The leaders met online under Russia's chairmanship, with observer-state leaders and the UN Secretary-General also participating. The format reflected the pandemic while keeping the annual summit...

The declaration reaffirmed sovereignty, civilisational diversity, the UN Charter and cooperation across security, trade and culture. Such language articulated autonomy from Western-led hierarchies,...

The summit adopted a concept for digital development in remote and rural territories. It addressed unequal access to digital infrastructure, though the approval itself did not establish implementation...

The leaders approved a plan to implement the SCO Development Strategy through 2025. It continued institutional planning during a period of public-health and economic disruption.

The leaders called for practical cooperation and fair competition in digital technology, linking the 2019 ICT concept to post-pandemic economic recovery. The statement records a policy ambition rather...

The member states issued a statement on historical memory, antifascism and the creation of the United Nations. The document made collective remembrance part of the SCO's account of the postwar...

The 19th meeting of the Council of Heads of Government discussed COVID-19 recovery, public health, economic cooperation and the stigma associated with infection. It extended the SCO's pandemic...