Bishkek (TDI): Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization have adopted the Bishkek Declaration and signed 27 additional documents at the bloc’s 25th anniversary summit in Kyrgyzstan.
The documents underline the SCO’s expanding role in Eurasian affairs while reaffirming that the organization is not directed against any third country or international organization.
The declaration calls for reforms to the international financial system and condemns the use of unilateral economic sanctions. Member states also backed a more balanced and multipolar global financial architecture, while stressing the need for stronger international cooperation against terrorism and extremism without double standards.
The agreements cover a wide range of security and economic issues. SCO members called for keeping outer space free from weapons and supported efforts toward a legally binding agreement to prevent an arms race in space.
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They also pledged to preserve the historical memory of the Second World War and oppose attempts to distort its history.
Among the 27 documents are regulations establishing a Universal Center for Countering Challenges and Threats to the Security of SCO Member States, along with a 2026–2030 action plan focused on developing ports and logistics centres across the organization.
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The agreements come as the SCO seeks deeper cooperation amid growing geopolitical tensions and a rapidly changing international environment.
