2022 SCO summit
The 2022 SCO summit was the 22nd annual summit of heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held between 15 and 16 September 2022 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.[1]
Proceedings
As part of the meetings, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese president Xi Jinping met with Russian president Vladimir Putin. During the meeting, Putin acknowledged that the Chinese side had "concerns and questions" over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[2] Putin also met with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. During the meeting, Modi said that "today's era is not of war".[3] The leaders of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan met to discuss the 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes which escalated during the summit.[4] Iran formally submitted its application to join the SCO as a full member state, which is expected to become effective within a year.[5] Turkey also announced its intention to join in the future.[6]
Member states leaders and other dignitaries in attendance
Member states
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- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China – General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China Xi Jinping
- File:Flag of India.svg India – Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
- File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
- File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan – President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan – Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia – President of Russia Vladimir Putin
- File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan – President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon
- File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan – President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Observer states
- File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko
- File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran – President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi
- File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia – President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
Invited guests
- File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan – President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev[7]
- File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey – President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan[8]
- File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan – President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow[9]
International organizations
- File:Flag of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.svg Collective Security Treaty Organization
- File:Flag of the CIS.svg Commonwealth of Independent States
- File:Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia logo.svg Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia
- Economic Cooperation Organization
- File:Flag of the Eurasian Economic Union.svg Eurasian Economic Union
- File:Flag of the United Nations.svg United Nations
References
- ↑ Wilkins, Rebecca (2022-09-13). "Xi Returns to World Stage With Putin to Counter US Dominance". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ↑ "Vladimir Putin's Ukraine woes strengthen Xi Jinping's hand in 'no limits' partnership". Financial Times. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ↑ "Narendra Modi chides Vladimir Putin over Ukraine war". Financial Times. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
- ↑ "Pannier: As Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan enter into another border war, there's no-one to stop the fighting". www.intellinews.com. 2022-09-17.
- ↑ "Iran's SCO accession in the Western opinion". IRNA English. 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "Turkey's Erdogan targets joining Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, media reports say". Reuters. 2022-09-17.
- ↑ "President Xi Jinping Meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev". www.fmprc.gov.cn. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ↑ "PM Modi meets Turkish President Erdogan; discuss ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors". The Hindu. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ↑ "Meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council". Russia. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
