SCO participates in Minsk international security conference

The Council of National Coordinators met in Astana from 29 June to 2 July to review draft summit documents and complete preparations, including those connected with Belarus’s accession.

At its twenty-fourth meeting, the Council of Heads of State admitted Belarus as a full member, adopted the Astana Declaration, and approved a package of decisions. The enlargement brought the...

SCO culture ministers met in Vitebsk during the Slavianski Bazaar festival to discuss cultural cooperation. Belarus participated after joining the organization as a full member on 4 July.

The Council of National Coordinators met to review the priorities and proposed agenda of China’s 2024–25 chairmanship. This preparatory work shows how rotating presidencies shape institutional...

The twenty-third Council of Heads of Government met in Islamabad on 15–16 October and adopted a joint communiqué on economic and sectoral cooperation. Pakistan chaired the council for the first...

The Council of National Coordinators reviewed preparations for the 2025 heads-of-state summit and the draft Tianjin Declaration. The source captures the work of agenda formation before leaders’ formal...

The Council of National Coordinators met online from 30 June to 1 July to advance draft documents, including the Tianjin Declaration and long-term development strategy, for the September summit.

Foreign ministers met in Tianjin and reviewed drafts for the upcoming heads-of-state meeting. China chaired the meeting as the SCO presidency continued its annual cycle.

Agriculture ministers met in Kunming and held dialogue with representatives of Egypt, Cambodia, and Myanmar. The meeting framed food and agriculture as areas for regional and partner cooperation,...

National coordinators met online on 4–5 August to review draft summit documents. The multi-stage drafting process illustrates how official declarations are negotiated before their public...