Iran is working on a major project to connect its national energy system with the power grids of Russia and other SCO countries through Turkmenistan. This statement came from Mohammad Ali Farakhnakian, Advisor to the Iranian Minister of Energy for International Affairs, in an interview with IRNA. According to official, all that is required to...
Samarkand Summit – SCO is a new leader in the emerging multipolar world
nCa Report On 16 September 2022, Samarkand hosted a meeting of the SCO heads of state under the chairmanship of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. For the first time in the history of the organization, the summit was held in such a broad format. The leaders of 14 countries attended the gathering, including: Prime...
SerdarGB is on visit to Samarkand to participate in the SCO summit – meetings with Uzbek, Chinese and Russian counterparts
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrived Thursday, 15 September, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to participate as an honorary guest in the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The main event – the SCO summit – will be held on September 16 under the chairmanship of Shavkat Mirziyoyev in the congress hall of the new tourist center of Samarkand...
What makes the SCO Summit in Samarkand special and what can we expect?
At the upcoming Samarkand SCO summit, the leaders of the countries will gather together in person for the first time in the last three years. This will be a unique and effective opportunity to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues that have accumulated during the pandemic. In the context of serious shifts in world politics...
Tashkent as a negotiating platform on Afghanistan
Shukhrat Kobilov, Chief Researcher, International Institute of Central Asia Afghanistan’s economic recovery may be one of the main topics at the upcoming SCO summit in Samarkand. After the sudden complete withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, the role and importance of the SCO in normalizing the situation in this country has significantly increased. In this...
Ecology and Environmental protection — priority areas of cooperation between the SCO countries
Sh. Fayziev, Head of the Department, and N. Khasanov, Chief Researcher, International Institute of Central Asia The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) attaches great importance to the issues of ecology and environmental protection, considering them as one of the key elements of sustainable development. In the founding documents adopted by the SCO — the Shanghai Declaration...
Tashkent to host SCO scientific and expert forum on information security on 6 Sep 2022
ISMI Deputy Director Bobur Usmanov on the timeliness and importance of the upcoming forum A press conference dedicated to the upcoming scientific and expert forum of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on information security was held in Tashkent on 6 September. Speaking at a press conference, Deputy Director of the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies...
President of Turkmenistan to attend SCO Summit in Uzbekistan
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Friday (26 Aug) acting foreign minister of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov and Secretary of the Security Council, Special Representative of the President of Uzbekistan for foreign affairs Abdulaziz Kamilov, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the Turkmen-Uzbek political consultations. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on priority issues...
Uzbekistan’s chairmanship in the SCO: effective partnership, long-term goals and objectives
Events organized within the framework of Uzbekistan’s chairmanship in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are continuing in the capital. The agenda includes topical issues of strengthening cooperation in various areas, including cultural and humanitarian exchange. The day before, Tashkent hosted an international tourism forum “A new stage of cooperation between the SCO countries: tourism and cultural...
Uzbek embassy in Ashgabat hosts briefing on priorities of Uzbekistan during its presidency of SCO
On March 31, 2022, at the Yyldyz Hotel in Ashgabat, the Embassy of Uzbekistan held a briefing on the chairmanship of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the SCO in 2022. The event was attended by the heads of foreign diplomatic missions and international organizations, representatives of government agencies, public organizations and the media of Turkmenistan....
Visit of Turkmen FM to Moscow
Elvira Kadyrova On 22 February 2022, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Prime Minister, foreign minister Rashid Meredov held a series of negotiations in Moscow. The talks led to the inking a package of documents and the Joint Statement. The regional security issues, preparations for the 6th Caspian Summit, celebration of the 30th anniversary...
SCO Anniversary Summit in Dushanbe: the outcomes of 20 years summed up, goals for greater Eurasian cooperation outlined
Elvira Kadyrova On 17 September 2021, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit was held in Dushanbe, dedicated to the twentieth jubilee of the organization. The session of the SCO Council of Heads of Member States, held under the chairmanship of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, was attended by: President Xi Jinping of China Prime Minister of India Narendra...
SCO nations declare readiness to support Afghanistan politically and economically
Elvira Kadyrova On 14 July 2021, a meeting of the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group was held in Dushanbe, which gathered the foreign ministers of Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. A Joint Statement was adopted following the meeting. The document emphasizes that one of the most important factors for maintaining and strengthening...
Whom Russia is ready to take as companions for solving Afghan puzzle
Elvira Kadyrova Russia strongly supports the settlement of the Afghan situation with the involvement of regional international organizations such as SCO, the CSTO, and the countries bordering Afghanistan. The statement came from Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during his remarks at the Moscow Conference on International Security on Wednesday, 23 June. “It is necessary to...
ВЛАДИМИР НОРОВ: «СТАТУС НЕЙТРАЛЬНОГО ГОСУДАРСТВА СПОСОБСТВУЕТ РОСТУ И УКРЕПЛЕНИЮ АВТОРИТЕТА ТУРКМЕНИСТАНА НА МЕЖДУНАРОДНОЙ АРЕНЕ»
В ходе международной конференции «Политика нейтралитета и ее значение в обеспечении международного мира, безопасности и устойчивого развития» Генеральный секретарь Шанхайской Организации Сотрудничества Владимир Норов подчеркнул, что статус нейтрального государства способствует росту и укреплению авторитета Туркменистана на международной арене как страны, нацеленной на развитие взаимовыгодного сотрудничества со всеми государствами и народами мира, а также неукоснительно выполняющей...
VLADIMIR NOROV: “THE STATUS OF A NEUTRAL STATE CONTRIBUTES TO THE GROWTH AND STRENGTHENING OF THE AUTHORITY OF TURKMENISTAN IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA”
During the International Conference “Policy of Neutrality and its Role in Ensuring International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development” Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Vladimir Norov emphasized that the status of a neutral state contributes to the growth and strengthening of the authority of Turkmenistan in the international arena as a country aimed at...
Turkmenistan highlights the role of transport in the process of diversification of Eurasian trade and economic relations
Among the key topics of discussion at the online meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the SCO member states held on November 30 was trade and economic cooperation and transport links, taking into account the consequences caused by the global pandemic. The meeting participants spoke for the need to expand...
Туркменистан выделяет роль транспорта в процессе диверсификации евразийских торгово-экономических связей
Среди ключевых тем обсуждения на заседании Совета глав правительств (премьер-министров) государств-членов ШОС прошедшего 30 ноября в режиме онлайн было торгово-экономическое сотрудничество и транспортная взаимосвязь с учетом последствий вызванных глобальной пандемией. Участники заседания высказались за необходимость расширения сотрудничества нацеленного за достижение открытой, инклюзивной, справедливой и многосторонней торговой системы, основанной на принципах и правилах Всемирной торговой организации...
Turkmenistan is ready to expand contacts with the SCO on humanitarian and scientific lines
Today, at a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states in the format of a video conference, the possibilities of expanding ties in the field of science, health and medicine were discussed in detail against the backdrop of the global Coronavirus pandemic. The importance of...
Туркменистан готов расширять контакты с ШОС по гуманитарной и научной линиям
Сегодня, на заседании Совета глав правительств (премьер-министров) государств-членов Шанхайской организации сотрудничества в формате видеоконференции детально обсуждались возможности расширения связей в области науки, здравоохранения и медицины на фоне глобальной коронавирусной пандемии. Отмечена значимость научных контактов и обменов, использования новых технологий. Также главы делегаций подчеркнули важность продвижения историко-культурного наследия государств-членов ШОС и развития туристического потенциала. В ходе...
SCO experts work over ways of transport integration
On 8 August 2020, Uzbekistan has chaired a regular meeting of the SCO Special working group on the development of transit potential, reports news Agency “Dunyo” of foreign ministry of Uzbekistan. The event was attended by eight SCO member-countries – India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The agenda of the expert meeting...
SCO countries stand for openness in the world economic system-Tashkent meeting of heads of government
Elvira Kadyrova On 1-2 November 2019, Tashkent hosted a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) Council of heads of government (prime ministers). The SCO member States were represented at the meeting by the following heads of delegations: India-Minister of defence R. Singh Kazakhstan-Prime Minister Askar Mamin China-Premier of the State Council Li Keqiang Kyrgyzstan-Prime Minister...
Central Asia under spotlight of discussions at the UN Security Council
Elvira Kadyrova Last week, the UN Security Council hosted debate on the contribution of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Commonwealth of Independent States and Shanghai Cooperation Organization in countering terrorist threats. The meeting, chaired by Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, was attended by foreign ministers of a number of members of these organizations, including Tajikistan,...
SCO Summit in Bishkek paved the way for consolidation of regional efforts on common security and sustainable development
nCa Report On 13-14 June 2019, summit of the Council of heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held in Bishkek under Kyrgyzstan’s chairmanship in 2018-2019. The summit participants discussed the current state and prospects of further cooperation in SCO space in such areas as security, countering extremism, terrorism and drug trafficking,...