🗓 On August 31 – September 1, 2026, President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited Bishkek, where he took part in the events of the anniversary Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (#SCO), marking the Organisation’s 25th anniversary. Key events of the anniversary Summit: 👏 Opening ceremony of the VI World Nomad Games 🎙 Meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State 🎙 SCO Plus meeting 💬 From Vladimir Putin’s remarks at the meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State: Over the past 25 years, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has come a long way, becoming one of the independent and influential centres of the emerging #MultipolarWorld. Today, the SCO is effectively the largest regional association not only on our common Eurasian continent, but in the world as a whole. Its member states account for almost half of the world’s population and more than one-third of global GDP. ✍️ Following the meeting, a package of 28 documents was adopted, including the Bishkek Declaration on the 25th Anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. *** 🤝 On the sidelines of the Summit, Vladimir Putin held bilateral meetings with: 🇨🇳 President of China Xi Jinping 🇮🇳 Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi 🇺🇿 President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev 🇰🇿 President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev 🇮🇷 President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian 🇹🇯 President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon 🇹🇷 President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan 🇲🇳 President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh 🇦🇲 Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan 🇰🇬 President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov *** 🎙 Concluding his working visit to Kyrgyzstan, Vladimir Putin answered questions from Russian journalists, addressing key issues on the international agenda.