On September 1, at the SCO summit in Tianjin, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev presented a number of initiatives, including:
- improving the efficiency of SCO institutions and expanding the organization through cooperation with the Global South;
- adopting a declaration on nuclear security;
- restoring the activities of the Council of Ministers of Internal Affairs;
- preparing a counter-narcotics program until 2030;
- activating the SCO–Afghanistan dialogue group;
- signing an agreement on trade facilitation procedures;
- establishing a regional center for strategic materials;
- creating an energy consortium;
- developing a network of venture companies and funds;
- launching a dedicated electronic investment portal;
- developing transport and transit corridors along the North–South and East–West routes, forming a “unified SCO transport space” aligned with the Belt and Road Initiative;
- introducing a regional SCO platform to apply artificial intelligence technologies for climate change adaptation, decarbonization, and forecasting environmental risks;
- holding an international festival of folk art, establishing an “SCO University” online campus, and organizing competitions and olympiads for students and young specialists;
- implementing the “Tourism Route” and “Medical Tourism Alliance” projects.
The summit also approved the establishment of a permanent body in Tashkent – the Universal Center for Countering Security Threats and Challenges of SCO Member States – based on the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure.
In addition, an SCO Information Security Center will be created under its framework. This decision is expected to take cooperation in the field of security to a new level.
