The first meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held in Shanghai, China. At the meeting, the six member states—the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan—signed the Shanghai Declaration on the Establishment of the SCO, marking the official founding of the organization. The Shanghai Convention on Combating Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism was also signed at the summit.
2 September 14, 2001
The first meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the SCO was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
3 June 7, 2002
The second meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in St. Petersburg, Russia. At the summit, the Charter of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Agreement on Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure between the Member States of the SCO were signed, which laid the foundation for the institutionalization and legal construction of the SCO.
4 May 29, 2003
The third meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Moscow, Russia. Participants signed an agreement on budget preparation and implementation of the SCO and passed regulations of permanent residences of represen-tatives of SCO member states in the Secretariat and the rules for the Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) of the SCO.
5 September 23, 2003
Premiers and prime ministers of SCO member states signed an outline of multilateral economic and trade cooperation of SCO member states in Beijing, China.
6 June 17, 2004
The fourth meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Participants officially launched the SCO RATS, signed the Agreement on Cooperation in Combating Illicit Traffic of Narcotic Drugs Psychotropic Substances and Precursors between the Member States of the SCO and approved the Regulations on Observer Status at the SCO. At the meeting, the Republic of Mongolia became an observer state of the SCO.
7 July 5, 2005
The fifth meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Astana, Kazakhstan. At the meeting, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of India became observer states of the SCO.
8 October 26, 2005
The fourth meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the SCO was held in Moscow, Russia. The Agreement on Disaster Relief Mutual Assistance between the Governments of the Member States of the SCO was signed and the establishment of the SCO Interbank Consortium was announced.
9 June 4, 2006
The SCO Business Council was estab-lished in Shanghai, China.
10 June 15, 2006
The sixth meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Shanghai, China. At the meeting, the heads of SCO member states put forward a long-term devel-opment plan for the organization and signed the Declaration on the Fifth Anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, themed around promoting the “Shanghai Spirit,” deepening pragmatic cooperation and promoting peaceful development. An agreement on intergovernmental education cooperation was also signed during the meeting.
11 August 16, 2007
The seventh meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. During the meeting, participants signed the Treaty on Long-term Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation to document their com-mitment to promoting everlasting friendship and make the concept of “permanent peace between member states” the law. An agreement on intergovernmental cultural cooperation was also signed during the meeting.
12 November 2, 2007
Premiers and prime ministers of SCO member states signed an agreement on intergovernmental customs cooperation and mutual assistance in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
13 August 28, 2008
The eighth meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Regulations on the SCO Dialogue Partner Status was approved during the meeting.
14 October 30, 2008
Representatives of customs agencies of SCO member states signed the Agreement on the Exchange of Informa-tion on Customs Energy Supervision.
15 June 15-16, 2009
The ninth meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Heads of SCO member states signed the Convention on Combating Terrorism of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
During the meeting, an intergovern-mental cooperation agreement to enhance the information security of SCO member states was also signed. In addition, Sri Lanka and Belarus were granted dialogue partner status in the SCO.
16 June 11, 2010
The 10th meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The meeting approved the procedure of admitting new members to the organization and organizational procedural rules.
17 June 15, 2011
The 11th meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Astana, Kazakhstan. Heads of SCO member states adopt-ed the Astana Declaration in honor of the 10th anniversary of the SCO, drawing strategic plans for the development of the organization over the coming decade. An intergovernmental agreement on health cooperation among SCO member states was also signed during the summit.
18 June 6-7, 2012
The 12th meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Beijing, China. During the meeting, Afghanistan and Turkey were added as an observer country and a dialogue partner of the organi-zation, respectively.
19 September 13, 2013
The 13th meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The meeting approved the Plan of Action for 2013-2017 on Implementation of the Treaty on Long-term Good- Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation. Representatives of member states signed an SCO intergovernmental agreement on scientific and technological cooperation.
20 November 29, 2013
Representatives of SCO member states signed the Program for Informing on Epidemiological Situation Caused by Infectious Diseases in the Territory of the SCO Member States in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
21 September 11-12, 2014
The 14th meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Heads of SCO member states signed the Intergovernmental Agreement on Creation of Beneficial Conditions for International Road Transportation of the SCO.
22 December 15, 2014
Representatives of SCO member states signed a plan for customs enforcement cooperation in Astana, Kazakhstan.
23 July 10, 2015
The 15th meeting of Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Ufa, Russia. The meeting approved documents including an SCO Development Strategy lasting until 2025. An agreement on border defense cooperation was signed. The process of accepting India and Pakistan as member states was launched. Also at this meeting, Belarus became an observer state and Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia and Nepal became dialogue partners.
24 August 18, 2015
Ministers of justice of SCO member states signed an agreement on cooperation between ministries of justice of SCO member states in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
25 June 24, 2016
The 16th meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Participants approved the Action Plan for 2016-2020 on Implementation of the SCO Development Strategy until 2025 and witnessed India and Pakistan signing the Memorandum of Obligations to join the SCO. Representatives of member states signed an outline for tourism cooperation among SCO member states.
26 November 4, 2016
The 15th meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the SCO was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The meeting approved the List of Events for Further Development of Project Activities in the Framework of the SCO 2017-2021.
27 June 9, 2017
The 17th meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO was held in Astana, Kazakhstan. Heads of SCO member states signed a convention on anti-extremism. Representatives of member states signed the joint action plan for 2017-2018 on implementing the outline of tourism cooperation among SCO member states. During the meeting, India and Pakistan became member states of the organization.