25th SCO Council of Heads of Government Meeting held in Dushanbe

The 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states was held in Dushanbe, chaired by Tajikistan. The heads of delegations were received by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.

During the smaller-group session, participants exchanged views on the transformation of the global economic architecture and prospects for strengthening economic cooperation within the SCO.

The meeting was attended by prime ministers and government representatives of SCO member states, SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev, and Director of the Executive Committee of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Ularbek Sharsheev.

At the expanded session, heads of government from Mongolia and Turkmenistan, along with representatives of the SCO Business Council and the SCO Interbank Consortium, joined the discussions. Participants reviewed current issues in trade, economic, cultural, and humanitarian cooperation, as well as opportunities to engage international partners in implementing joint initiatives.

SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev emphasized that establishing the SCO Development Bank would expand opportunities to identify and finance promising multilateral projects.

Following the meeting, the heads of government of the SCO member states adopted a Joint Communiqué and signed several decisions to implement the Program of Multilateral Trade and Economic Cooperation and to develop cooperation in industry, transport, and other areas of mutual interest. The Organization’s 2027 budget was also approved. 

Following the meeting, the chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of Government passed to the Republic of Uzbekistan. The next meeting of the heads of government of the Organization’s member states will be held in Uzbekistan in 2027.

Aziza Alimova, UzA