Bishkek, Sept. 1, 2025 /Kabar/. Kyrgyzstan will begin its fourth presidency in the SCO tomorrow, and as a state that stood at the origins of its creation, sees this as an opportunity to give new impetus to the development of the Organization, strengthening its global role, as well as promoting further deepening of friendship and good-neighborliness, the Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov said.
Speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin Sadyr Zhaparov emphasized that Kyrgyzstan's chairmanship will be held under the slogan "25 years of the SCO: together towards sustainable peace, development and prosperity", and outlined the priorities”.
The first is ensuring long-term stability. Kyrgyzstan will continue to increase collective efforts aimed at countering threats and challenges to the security of the SCO member states. First of all, this concerns countering terrorism, separatism and extremism.
In this context, the head of state noted that the Center for Combating Transnational Organized Crime, which is being created in Bishkek on the initiative of Kyrgyzstan, will make a significant contribution to the common cause of combating the illegal activities of international organized criminal groups in the SCO space.
The second is the realization of the potential of economic cooperation. In this context, Kyrgyzstan proposes to accelerate the resolution of the issue of establishing an effective financial mechanism for the Organization, including the creation of the SCO Development Bank, the Development Fund and the Investment Fund, thus promoting regional economic integration.
"The Kyrgyz chairmanship also proposes to develop multilateral cooperation to create favorable conditions for international road and rail transport, which also includes the creation of new transport routes and the effective use of the transit and transport potential of the SCO member states," the president noted.
He also identified digitalization as a priority. During its upcoming chairmanship, Kyrgyzstan proposes holding the SCO Youth Digital Forum and is ready to contribute to the implementation of joint initiatives aimed at digital transformation in the Organization's space.