2022 Samarkand SCO summit
{{Short description|22nd annual summit of the SCO}}
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| country = {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
| date =15-16 September 2022
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| cities = Samarkand
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| chairperson = Shavkat Mirziyoyev
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| follows = 2021 SCO summit
| precedes = 2023 SCO summit
| website = {{URL|https://sectsco.org/}}
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The 2022 SCO summit was the 22nd annual summit of heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held between 15 and 16 September 2022 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Rebecca |date=2022-09-13 |title=Xi Returns to World Stage With Putin to Counter US Dominance |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-13/xi-returns-to-world-stage-with-putin-to-counter-us-global-order |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Bloomberg News}}
Proceedings
As part of the meetings, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese president Xi Jinping met with Russian president Vladimir Putin. During the meeting, Putin acknowledged that the Chinese side had "concerns and questions" over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.{{Cite news |date=2022-09-16 |title=Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine woes strengthen Xi Jinping’s hand in ‘no limits’ partnership |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/d932adab-9b96-4142-b741-5a53a1d797c1 |access-date=2022-09-16}}
Putin also met with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. During the meeting, Modi said that "today's era is not of war".{{Cite news |date=2022-09-16 |title=Narendra Modi chides Vladimir Putin over Ukraine war |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/d0ac0361-c101-4605-ba22-ee20f9f92233 |access-date=2022-09-16}}
The leaders of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan met to discuss the 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes which escalated during the summit.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-17 |title=Pannier: As Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan enter into another border war, there’s no-one to stop the fighting |url=https://www.intellinews.com/pannier-as-kyrgyzstan-and-tajikistan-descend-into-another-border-war-there-s-no-one-to-stop-the-fighting-256800/ |website=www.intellinews.com |language=en}}
Iran formally submitted its application to join the SCO as a full member state, which is expected to become effective within a year.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-18 |title=Iran’s SCO accession in the Western opinion |url=https://en.irna.ir/news/84890509/Iran-s-SCO-accession-in-the-Western-opinion |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=IRNA English |language=en}}
Turkey also announced its intention to join in the future.{{Cite news |date=2022-09-17 |title=Turkey's Erdogan targets joining Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, media reports say |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-erdogan-targets-joining-shanghai-cooperation-organisation-media-2022-09-17/}}
Member states leaders and other dignitaries in attendance
= Member states =
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- {{flag|China}} – General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China Xi Jinping
- {{flag|India}} – Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
- {{flag|Kazakhstan}} – President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
- {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}} – President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov
- {{flag|Pakistan}} – Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif
- {{flag|Russia}} – President of Russia Vladimir Putin
- {{flag|Tajikistan}} – President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon
- {{flag|Uzbekistan}} – President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev
= Observer states =
- {{flag|Belarus}} – President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko
- {{flag|Iran}} – President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi
- {{flag|Mongolia}} – President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh
= Invited guests=
- {{flag|Azerbaijan}} – President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev{{cite news |title=President Xi Jinping Meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev |url=https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/zxxx_662805/202209/t20220916_10766770.html |access-date=17 September 2022 |work=www.fmprc.gov.cn |date=16 September 2022}}
- {{flag|Turkey}} – President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan{{cite news |title=PM Modi meets Turkish President Erdogan; discuss ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-modi-meets-turkish-president-erdogan-discuss-ways-to-deepen-bilateral-cooperation-in-diverse-sectors/article65899220.ece |access-date=17 September 2022 |work=The Hindu |date=16 September 2022 |language=en-IN}}
- {{flag|Turkmenistan}} – President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow{{cite news |title=Meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council |url=http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69361 |access-date=17 September 2022 |work= Russia |date=16 September 2022 |language=en}}
= International organizations =
- {{flag|Collective Security Treaty Organization}}
- {{flag|Commonwealth of Independent States}}
- 20px Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia
- Economic Cooperation Organization
- {{flag|Eurasian Economic Union}}
- {{flag|United Nations}}
References
{{Shanghai Cooperation Organisation}}
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Category:21st-century diplomatic conferences
Category:September 2022 in Asia
Category:Diplomatic conferences in Uzbekistan
Category:2022 in international relations