Leaders of SCO member states sign 20 documents at Tianjin summit

On September 1, the heads of state and government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) signed the Tianjin Declaration, comprising 20 documents.

The signing ceremony took place as part of the 25th meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council in the Chinese city of Tianjin, Caliber.Az reports, citing local media outlets.

Among the signed documents are:

• The Decision of the Council of Heads of State of SCO Member States approving documents resulting from the meeting, including the SCO Development Strategy until 2035, the Program of Cooperation among SCO Member States to Counter Extremist Ideology in the SCO Space for 2026–2030, and the Roadmap for Implementing the SCO Energy Cooperation Strategy until 2030.

• The Decision granting the Lao People’s Democratic Republic the status of SCO Dialogue Partner.

• The Decision granting the SCO observer status at the Commonwealth of Independent States.

• The Decision on SCO Partnership Status.

• The Decision naming Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz Republic, as the SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2025–2026.

• The Decision authorising the SCO Secretary-General to sign documents, including the Protocol to the Agreement between the SCO and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Conditions of Stay of the SCO Secretariat in China (June 17, 2004), and the Memorandum of Understanding between the SCO Secretariat and the Roscongress Foundation.

• The Decision approving annual activity reports of the SCO, including the Secretary-General’s Report on SCO Activities over the Past Year and the Report of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Council on Activities in 2024.

• The Agreement on the SCO Anti-Narcotics Center.

• The Agreement on the SCO Universal Center for Countering Security Challenges and Threats.

• Statements on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the establishment of the United Nations, strengthening digital economy cooperation, sustainable energy development, green industry cooperation, AI cooperation, support for a multilateral trading system, global drug control, scientific, technological, and innovation cooperation, and investment cooperation in sustainable development.

• The Protocol to the Agreement between the SCO and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Conditions of Stay of the SCO Secretariat in China (June 17, 2004).