25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025

The 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025 was held in Tianjin, China, from 31 August to 1 September.

The summit focused on multipolarity, governance reforms, economic cooperation, institutional restructuring, and counter-terrorism coordination.

Key Outcomes & Developments

Aspect	Details
Venue	Tianjin, China.
Dates	Held from 31 August to 1 September.
Tianjin Declaration	Promoted multipolarity, global governance reforms, economic cooperation, and counter-terrorism efforts, while condemning attacks such as the Pahalgam attack.
New Chairmanship	Kyrgyzstan assumed the SCO Chair for 2025–2026.
Long-Term Vision	Adoption of the SCO Development Strategy to guide the organisation till 2035.

Institutional & Governance Reforms

Reform Area	Details
Institutional Reform	SCO created a unified category of “SCO Partner Countries” by merging dialogue partners and observers.
Global Governance Initiative	Members proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) to ensure sovereign equality and a just global order.
Economic Cooperation	The summit supported the idea of an SCO Development Bank and opposed unilateral economic sanctions.

Expansion & Membership

Category	Details
New Partner	Laos was welcomed as a new SCO partner.
Total Entities	SCO now includes 27 entities.
Composition	The organisation consists of 10 members and 17 partners.

PT Facts

25th SCO Summit: Held in Tianjin, China.
Tianjin Declaration: Focused on multipolarity, governance reforms, economic cooperation, and counter-terrorism.
Chairmanship: Kyrgyzstan assumed SCO Chair for 2025–26.
SCO Strategy: SCO Development Strategy guides the organisation till 2035.

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