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SCO government meeting brings leaders to Tajikistan
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s 25th government meeting is taking place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on October 19 and 20.
Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are attending for their countries.
Member governments will discuss trade, investment and connectivity, as well as economic and cultural cooperation.
The meeting comes as the organization marks its 25th anniversary and will consider progress on agreements made at its September summit in Bishkek.
Participants are expected to consider a shared digital platform for ground freight and an initiative to support sustainable rail links between member states.
The meeting’s outcomes are expected to be set out in a joint communique.
The 25th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of Government is scheduled for October 19-20 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are among the officials set to attend.
The meeting is expected to address trade, economic cooperation, connectivity and cultural and humanitarian exchanges.
Participants are expected to consider transport initiatives and review cooperation among member states.
- Who
- SCO member states’ heads of government; Mikhail Mishustin and Rajnath Singh are among the officials named.
- What
- The 25th meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government.
- When
- October 19-20, 2026.
- Where
- Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
- Why
- To discuss cooperation among SCO member states, including trade, economic ties and connectivity.
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The previous Council of Heads of Government meeting was held in Moscow, with India represented by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
The SCO summit in Bishkek reached agreements that the upcoming meeting is expected to focus on implementing.
The 25th Council of Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place in Dushanbe.
- Meeting
- 25th SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting
- Dates
- October 19-20, 2026
- Venue
- Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- Russian representative
- Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin
- Indian representative
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
- Expected transport initiative
- A concept for a unified digital platform to manage multimodal ground freight traffic
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What people are saying
Special attention will be paid to implementing the agreements reached at the organization's summit in Bishkek on September 1, 2026, as well as the 2035 SCO Development Strategy.