2014 Dushanbe SCO summit

January 2021 2014 SCO summit Tajikistan Dushanbe 11–12 September 2014 The 2014 SCO summit was the 13th annual summit of heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held between 11 and 12 September in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.Haroon Asad 13th annual summit of SCO starts today in Dushanbe Dispatch News Desk 2014-09-10 https://dnd.com.pk/13th-annual-summit-sco-starts-today-dushanbe/77837 2020-08-30 Security was among the top issues for 13th annual summit and all members during the last meeting reached a consensus on fighting against separatism, extremism and terrorism, as well as on safeguarding regional peace and security therefore Afghanistan will be focal point during talks in Dushanbe, claim some diplomats of member countries. Background In the build-up to the summit, a foreign ministers meeting was held on 30 July. It was hosted by Sirodjidin Aslov and was also attended by Secretary-General Dmitry Mezentsev of Russia.RFE/RL SCO Chief in Tajikistan Ahead of Summit RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty 2014-07-29 https://www.rferl.org/a/shanghai-cooperation-organization-lavrov-mezentsev-rahmon-yi/25473929.html 2020-08-30 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov offered assistance in stabilising the border with Afghanistan. In the final communique, Aslov said:Russia offers SCO to strike border deal against Afghan threats TASS 2014-07-31 https://tass.com/russia/743068 2020-08-30At the meeting we approved the draft resolution of the Council of Heads of State 'On the SCO Draft Development Strategy until 2025,' which will determine the guidelines for future interaction and improve our action efficiency. The current meeting’s peculiarity is that the work on the coordination and preparation of legal documents on the admission of new members is actually on the homestretch. The delegations' heads have approved draft procedures for the granting of SCO member status and a new version of the model memorandum on the obligations of applicant states, seeking the SCO member state status. Military exercises will commence on 24 August,U.S.-Trained Troops, European Planes Taking Part in SCO Drills Eurasianet https://eurasianet.org/us-trained-troops-european-planes-taking-part-in-sco-drills 2020-08-30 scheduled to be the biggest in 10 years.Kucera Joshua SCO Exercises To Be Biggest in Ten Years Eurasianet 2014-08-11 https://eurasianet.org/sco-exercises-to-be-biggest-in-ten-years 2020-08-30 A joint anti-terrorist drill was also held in ChinaOver 200 Tajik troops to participate in SCO military exercises People's Daily Online 2014-07-22 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/n/2014/0722/c90883-8759288.html 2020-08-30 from 24 to 29 AugustForeign troops head for anti-terror drill in China People's Daily Online 2014-08-13 http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/n/2014/0813/c90883-8768715.html zh 2020-08-30 with about 7,000 troopsCentral Asian nations to conduct terrorism drills with PLA South China Morning Post 14 August 2014 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1573064/central-asian-nations-conduct-terrorism-drills-pla 2020-08-30 including over 200 Tajiks,http://en.people.cn/n/2014/0722/c90883-8759288.html Over 200 Tajik troops to participate in SCO military exercises - People's Daily Online en.people.cn over 480 Kyrgyz who were the first to arrive. By 12, August, over 1,000 non-Chinese soldiers and officers were headed to Inner Mongolia via road, rail and air. There were also 12 Russian aircraft in the exercise.12 Russian aircraft to participate in SCO drills Shanghai Daily 2017-02-07 http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=234916 2020-08-30 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also visited Dushanbe about a month before the summit,https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/t1180317.shtml President Emomali Rakhmon of Tajikistan Meets with Wang Yi www.fmprc.gov.cn as did Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov.http://en.trend.az/regions/casia/uzbekistan/2298627.html Uzbekistan and Tajikistan mull prospects of bilateral relation - Trend.Az 14 August 2014 14 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140814180441/http://en.trend.az/regions/casia/uzbekistan/2298627.html dead The corresponding heads of government meeting will take place in December in Astana, Kazakhstan. Attending delegations The heads of state of the six countries participated in the summit. The other state delegations are led by: Agenda India, Iran, Pakistan and Mongolia were due to become a full member at the 11–12 September summit, thereby upgrading their observer member status. The decision was made at the foreign ministers meeting earlier in the year. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was told of China acceptance of expansion at the 6th BRICS summit.http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140806/jsp/nation/story_18691973.jsp Delhi gears to join China-Russia club 14 August 2014 14 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140814171801/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140806/jsp/nation/story_18691973.jsp dead References External links Official WebsiteSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Category:History of the foreign relations of Tajikistan Category:Organized events in Tajikistan Category:2014 in Tajikistan Category:2014 in international relations Category:2014 diplomatic conferences Category:Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summits Category:Dushanbe Category:History of Dushanbe Category:September 2014 in Asia