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]

2022 SCO summit
Group photo of the summit
Host country	Uzbekistan
Date	15-16 September 2022
Cities	Samarkand
Participants	Uzbekistan  Russia  China  India  Pakistan  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Tajikistan  Belarus  Iran  Turkey  Azerbaijan  Turkmenistan  Mongolia
Chair	Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Follows	2021 SCO summit
Precedes	2023 SCO summit
Website	sectsco.org

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

Heads of SCO member states.

•  China – General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China Xi Jinping
•  India – Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
•  Kazakhstan – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
•  Kyrgyzstan – President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov
•  Pakistan – Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif
•  Russia – President of Russia Vladimir Putin
•  Tajikistan – President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon
•  Uzbekistan – President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Observer states

•  Belarus – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko
•  Iran – President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi
•  Mongolia – President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh

Invited guests

•  Azerbaijan – President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev^[7]
•  Turkey – President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan^[8]
•  Turkmenistan – President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow^[9]

International organizations

•  Collective Security Treaty Organization
•  Commonwealth of Independent States
• Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia
• Economic Cooperation Organization
•  Eurasian Economic Union
•  United Nations

References

1. Wilkins, Rebecca (2022-09-13). "Xi Returns to World Stage With Putin to Counter US Dominance". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
2. "Vladimir Putin's Ukraine woes strengthen Xi Jinping's hand in 'no limits' partnership". Financial Times. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
3. "Narendra Modi chides Vladimir Putin over Ukraine war". Financial Times. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
4. "Pannier: As Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan enter into another border war, there's no-one to stop the fighting". www.intellinews.com. 2022-09-17.
5. "Iran's SCO accession in the Western opinion". IRNA English. 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
6. "Turkey's Erdogan targets joining Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, media reports say". Reuters. 2022-09-17.
7. "President Xi Jinping Meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev". www.fmprc.gov.cn. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
8. "PM Modi meets Turkish President Erdogan; discuss ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors". The Hindu. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
9. "Meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council". Russia. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.