THE Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members on Tuesday signed the Bishkek Declaration after the group’s 26th summit in Kyrgyzstan. A number of documents were signed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other heads of State of the SCO members in the declaration on the 25th anniversary of the SCO. They also signed a protocol on amendments and additions to the charter of the SCO of June 7, 2002. The SCO leaders signed a document on the regulation of the Universal Centre for Countering Security Challenges andThreats to SCO Member States. The leaders also signed a document on the regulation of the Executive Committee of the SCO Anti-Narcotics Centre. The leaders decided to have a programme of cooperation among SCO member States on combating drug addiction through 2030.

 

They also agreed on a programme of SCO member States on coordinating measures to combat the spread of synthetic drugs and their precursors for the period until 2030. The SCO leaders signed the document on a plan of cooperation among the member States on ensuring International Information Security for 2026–2028. They agreed on the initiative on the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Biodiversity in SCO Member States for 2026–2031. The leaders agreed on a cooperation programme among SCO Member States on establishing the ‘Green Technology Corridor’ (Scientific and Technological Cooperation) for 2026–2030, and an Action Plan (Roadmap) for the development of ports and logistics centres of SCO member States for 2026–2030.