Bishkek, May 14, 2026 /Kabar/. Today, May 14, President Sadyr Zhaparov met with the heads of delegations participating in the 21st meeting of the secretaries of the security councils of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states. This was reported by the press service of the Kyrgyz president.
Welcoming the participants, the head of state emphasized the special significance of the 21st meeting, which is taking place in Bishkek in 2026, as the central security event within the SCO.
In his speech, Sadyr Zhaparov outlined the main challenges facing SCO countries today. These include rising geopolitical tensions, armed conflicts in the Middle East, as well as transnational threats, including terrorism, separatism, extremism, drug trafficking, and cyberattacks.
The president emphasized that Kyrgyzstan consistently advocates political and diplomatic methods for resolving international disputes. According to him, even the most difficult dialogue is preferable to armed confrontation.
The head of state placed particular emphasis on the principles of the "Shanghai Spirit": mutual respect, trust, consideration of each other's interests, and the indivisibility of security.
The president highlighted that these principles form the foundation of sustainable stability and long-term cooperation within the SCO region.
Sadyr Zhaparov also outlined priority areas for joint work, including strengthening information exchange between intelligence agencies, disrupting terrorist financing channels in the digital space, and developing mechanisms for "soft" crisis response. The president praised the activities of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS), noting its important role in countering common threats.
Concluding his speech, he called on the participants to engage in constructive, open, and pragmatic dialogue, expressing confidence that the decisions taken at the 21st meeting would contribute to strengthening peace, stability, and security in the SCO region.
In turn, the heads and representatives of the SCO member states' delegations expressed their views on pressing issues of regional and international security, emphasized the need to further strengthen cooperation in addressing modern challenges and threats, and expressed their readiness to expand cooperation within the Organization in the spirit of mutual trust and partnership.
The meeting was attended by:
— Secretary of the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic, Adilet Orozbekov;
— State Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Volfovich;
— Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan Gizat Nurdauletov;
— Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu;
— Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Tajikistan Yusuf Rahmon;
— Secretary of the Security Council under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Viktor Makhmudov;
— Deputy Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of India on National Security Kapoor Pawan;
— Deputy Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran for Foreign Policy Ali Bagheri;
— First Deputy Minister of Public Security of the People's Republic of China Qi Yan Jun;
— First Deputy Minister of the National Directorate of Security of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Sajid Baloch;
— SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbaev;
— Director of the Executive Committee of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure Ularbek Sharsheyev.