Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2026 to be held in Bishkek from August 31 to September 1

Key facts

• The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2026 will be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from August 31 to September 1, 2026.
• The summit marks the 25th anniversary of the SCO, with the slogan '25 years of the SCO: Together Towards Sustainable Peace, Development and Prosperity'.
• The core agenda includes enhanced cooperation on regional security, counter-terrorism, separatism, extremism, and cybercrime protection.
• The summit will discuss the creation of an International Centre for Combating Organised Crime.
• Key transport initiatives include the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project and cargo corridors at the Caspian Sea.
• The SCO currently has 10 member states: India, China, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Belarus.
• SCO member states administer about 45 percent of the global population and around 25 percent of the world's land area.