SCO, CSTO, and CIS officials discuss summit outcomes

The Council of National Coordinators met online from 18–20 August to continue work on documents for the Tianjin summit. The sequence reveals the procedural labor behind summit diplomacy.

The coordinators’ meeting opened in Beijing on 27 August to discuss the draft Tianjin Declaration, development strategy, and other documents expected for leaders’ consideration.

At their final meeting on 30 August, senior national representatives agreed on a package of documents for the heads-of-state council. The formal summit would determine which texts became adopted...

At the Tianjin summit, leaders decided to grant Laos the status of SCO dialogue partner. This expanded the organization’s external-partner network without making Laos a member state.

The twenty-fifth Council of Heads of State met in Tianjin and adopted 24 documents, including the Tianjin Declaration and the SCO Development Strategy to 2035. The declaration’s multipolar and...

The twenty-fourth meeting of foreign economic and trade ministers discussed trade and economic cooperation. The SCO’s economic agenda is pursued through national ministries and voluntary coordination,...

The SCO Secretary-General met the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization in New York during the UN General Assembly period. The meeting linked SCO priorities with a global...

The twenty-fourth Council of Heads of Government adopted a joint communiqué and decisions concerning multilateral trade and economic cooperation, railways, and social development and protection. These...

The Council of National Coordinators reviewed outcomes of the Heads of Government meeting and continued coordination under China’s chairmanship. The source reflects the organization’s follow-up...

The Secretary-General participated in a forum associated with the UN International Year of Peace and Trust and spoke about SCO cooperation. Such public diplomacy projects a regional identity into...