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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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On November 17–18, 2025, the twenty-fourth meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states was held in Moscow. The meeting focused on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2025 and cooperation within the SCO space. They noted efforts to form sectoral working groups within the SCO Business Council on priority areas of cooperation and the creation of effective transport corridors (Samarkand, September 16, 2022). These areas and high-quality data are part of the implementation of priority areas of trade and economic cooperation. In the interests of using all available fuels, energy sources, and technological solutions, taking into account the individual characteristics of countries and regions, as well as fair pricing and settlement mechanisms by 2030 and the roadmap for its implementation (Tianjin, September 1, 2025), as well as adaptation to it, including accelerated melting and degradation of glaciers.
They also noted the proposal to establish an SCO Medical Tourism Alliance in the area of infectious disease prevention and control, and they spoke in favor of signing a cooperation agreement within the Organization to combat plague in order to further implement the Statement on Joint Counteraction to the Threat of Epidemics in the SCO Space (Qingdao, June 10, 2018) and the historical rights of member states in all activities related to the preservation and promotion of tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
The heads of delegations highly praised the events held in Qingdao, the SCO tourism and cultural capital for 2024–2025. They expressed confidence that the designation of Cholpon-Ata as the SCO tourism and cultural capital for 2025–2026 will contribute to strengthening cooperation in culture and tourism.
The heads of delegations noted the initiative to hold the anniversary meeting of the Chyngyz Aitmatov Issyk-Kul Forum in 2026 under the auspices of the SCO.
Noting the balanced growth of mutual tourist travel between SCO member states, including as a result of the increase in the number of direct flights and the use of electronic visas, the heads of delegations expressed their support for the implementation of new mutually beneficial investment projects in the tourism sector.
The heads of delegation emphasized the importance of developing dialogue and cooperation through public diplomacy institutions. They noted the contributions of the China Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship, and Cooperation, the Center for SCO Studies at the Indian Council of World Affairs, the SCO Cultural Integration Center in the Kyrgyz Republic, the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad, the SCO National Center for Public Diplomacy in the Russian Federation, the SCO Center for Friendship and Cooperation in the Republic of Tajikistan, and the SCO Center for Public Diplomacy in Uzbekistan to strengthening friendship and mutual understanding within the Organization.
The heads of delegations approved the SCO Secretariat's Report on events and meetings held within the framework of the implementation of the Programme of Multilateral Trade and Economic Cooperation of the SCO Member States, and the SCO budget for 2026.
Decisions were made on a number of issues concerning the financial and organizational activities of the permanent bodies of the SCO.
The heads of delegations highly praised the results of the Russian Federation's chairmanship of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the SCO Member States, which contributed to the development of multifaceted trade and economic cooperation and the strengthening of cultural and humanitarian ties within the SCO.
The next meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the SCO Member States will be held in 2026 in the Republic of Tajikistan.
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