Tianjin, September 2, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The most extensive in the history of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the 25th high-level summit was successfully organized and concluded in Tianjin, China.

Heads of State from 10 countries and leaders of over 20 international organizations attended the summit. As an outcome of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO member countries, the SCO’s Development Strategy until 2035 and the Tianjin Declaration, among other documents, were signed.

The Development Strategy included objectives to strengthen mutual trust and friendly relations between member states based on the SCO’s values and principles, to overcome challenges and threats facing the SCO, and to deepen tangible cooperation in the trade, economy, finance, and investment sectors, along with implementation methods.

The outcomes of the high-level summit and positions of member states were reflected in the Tianjin Declaration.

A package of documents on cooperation in various fields was also adopted. These include the SCO Program of Cooperation on Countering Extremist Ideology for 2026-2030 and the Implementation Roadmap for the Energy Cooperation Development Strategy until 2030. Agreements were signed on the establishment of the SCO Anti-Drug Center, to be based in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, and of the SCO Universal Center for Countering Challenges and Threats to the Security of Member States, to be headquartered on the basis of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

In addition, the summit agreed to establish the SCO Development Bank as a new gateway to financing expansive projects, marking one of the most significant recent decisions regarding economic matters.

The summit also conducted a structural reform, merging the statuses of observer state and dialogue partner into the status of SCO partner, which was granted to Laos. The integration of statuses aims to optimize the SCO’s international cooperation system.

Furthermore, several statements adopted at the SCO Heads of State Council were on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the founding of the UN; on strengthening cooperation in the digital economy; on sustainable energy development; on cooperation in green industry; on further deepening international cooperation in artificial intelligence; on support of the multilateral trading system; on strengthening science-technology and innovation cooperation; on effectively addressing and combating the global drug problem.

At the conclusion of the 2025 Tianjin Summit, the Kyrgyz Republic will assume the 2025-2026 rotating presidency of the SCO. The organization’s next high-level summit will be held in 2026 under the theme “25 Years of the SCO: Together for Sustainable Peace, Development, and Prosperity.”