SCO summit opens in Bishkek as leaders eye deeper economic cooperation

Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) are gathering in Bishkek for a summit focused on trade, investment and transport as the group marks 25 years since its creation.

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SCO leaders pose for family photo at Bishkek summit

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SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev and leaders from member states, including Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi and Masoud Pezeshkian, pose for a family photo ahead of a session of the SCO summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

SCO leaders pose for a family photo ahead of a summit session in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 1 September 2026.
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Iran's President Pezeshkian says Iran ready to respond if U.S. honours June deal

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, says Iran is ready to reciprocate immediately if the U.S. returns to its commitments under a June interim deal. 

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov welcomes Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 1 September 2026.
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SCO Leaders meet in Bishkek for 25th-anniversary summit

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Leaders of China, Russia, India and other SCO members are meeting in Bishkek for the organisation’s 25th-anniversary summit, with economic cooperation, trade, investment and regional connectivity among the key issues.

The meeting is chaired by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and is expected to conclude with the Bishkek Declaration. 

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