SCO Heads of Regions Forum
The SCO Heads of Regions Forum of the SCO Member States is a voluntary association operating based on the principle of inclusivity The Regulations of the SCO Heads of Regions Forum were approved by a decision of the Council of Heads of Government of the SCO Member States on 14 June 2019.
The Forum was established in order to give region-to-region cooperation among SCO Member States a more systematic and practice-oriented character, to create conditions for direct dialogue, sharing experience and best practices in territorial development, and to discuss opportunities for further effective cooperation.
A total of five SCO Heads of Regions Forums have been held to date.
The 5th SCO Heads of Regions Forum
On 28 May 2026, the Forum of Heads of Regions and Sister Cities of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was held in Cholpon-Ata, the tourism and cultural capital of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, under the chairmanship of the Kyrgyz side. The delegates exchanged views on current issues within the framework of developing interregional cooperation, including with regard to deepening trade, economic and investment ties and strengthening friendly and trusting relations between the regions of the "SCO community." The outcome of the forum was the signing of a number of agreements between the regions of the SCO countries aimed at expanding interregional and intermunicipal cooperation.
SCO Economic Forum
The Concept of the SCO Economic Forum was approved by a decision of the SCO Heads of State Council on 17 September 2021.
The main objective of the SCO Economic Forum is to provide a platform for dialogue on the challenges and prospects for developing mutually beneficial trade, economic and investment cooperation among the SCO Member States.
The SCO Economic Forum is held on a voluntary basis at the initiative of one of the SCO Member States.
The First SCO Economic Forum took place in the hybrid format in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 16-17 August 2022. Reports were delivered by SCO delegation heads, followed by a series of events dealing with trade and economic relations across the SCO space.