On 13 October 2026, Think-Tank Conference of the Euro-Asia Economic Forum (EAEF) was held in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province (PRC).
The event was dedicated to analyzing the Forum's contribution to the healthy economic development of the Eurasian region amid a volatile global environment, and was aimed at determining the theme and program of the next Forum, scheduled for 2027.
The discussions were organized by the Secretariat of the Eurasian Economic Forum. The participants were welcomed by Vice Mayor of Xi'an Wang Zheng. The Conference was attended by representatives of the Secretariat of the China–Central Asia mechanism, the Chinese SCO Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation, the Foreign Affairs Office of Shaanxi Province, Chinese think tanks and academic circles, as well as a delegation of the Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization headed by Deputy Secretary-General Sohail Khan.
In his address, the Deputy Secretary-General noted that over its 25 years of work, the SCO has consistently adhered to the principles of the "Shanghai Spirit," strived to maintain regional security and stability, deepen regional economic cooperation, and develop humanitarian ties. Sohail Khan expressed hope that the Conference would contribute to the development of policy recommendations aimed at achieving consensus on a number of topical issues of multilateral cooperation, as well as to the elaboration of valuable ideas for the benefit of the prosperity of the SCO member states and the entire Eurasian region.
The Euro-Asia Economic Forum is an international economic cooperation platform focused on the broad Eurasian region, including the SCO member states. Since 2005, the Forum has been held once every two years in Xi'an.