DUSHANBE, 01.09.2025 (NIAT Khovar) –On September 1, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, Honorable Emomali Rahmon, participated and delivered a speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin.

Our Head of State, Emomali Rahmon, expressed gratitude to the Head of the host country, China, Xi Jinping, for organizing the meeting at a high level and for the sincere hospitality.

President Emomali Rahmon assessed the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in developing cooperation among member states as significant and considered it necessary to further expand reliable political dialogue to achieve constructive goals.

“We consider it important to develop cooperation in priority areas of the economy, including transport and transit, energy, industry, agriculture, innovation and digitalization,” — said the President of our country, Emomali Rahmon.

Our Head of State considered the measures of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan to enhance transport infrastructure and develop the country’s hydropower potential.

Tajikistan’s opportunities for attracting investment in the development of industry, the establishment of modern enterprises for the processing of mineral resources and the agro-industrial sector were presented.

Taking into account the potential of Tajikistan’s natural environment, the Head of State called on the participants of the forum to engage in extensive cooperation in the field of tourism, in particular, ecological, archaeological and medical tourism.

When analyzing the situation in ensuring regional security, cooperation between the Organization’s member states was considered necessary in the joint fight against terrorism, extremism, separatism and radicalism in all its manifestations, as well as against cyber threats, illicit drug trafficking and other types of transnational criminal activity.

It was emphasized that the agreements on the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Anti-Drug Center and the Universal Center for Combating Security Risks and Threats of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States, signed today, open up new prospects for cooperation between states in the above-mentioned areas.

The Leader of the Nation expressed gratitude to the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States for their support for the decision of the Council of Heads of State to establish the Organization’s Anti-Drug Center in Dushanbe.

It was noted that in order to expand multilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism and its sources of financing, the «Dushanbe Process on Countering Terrorism» is being actively promoted at the initiative of Tajikistan and with the support of the United Nations.

The President of our country, Emomali Rahmon, once again confirmed the firm and unwavering position of Tajikistan in resolving the difficult situation in the Middle East and other war-torn countries.

The President stated that negotiations and dialogue are the only way to resolve all crises and conflicts.

In the cultural sector, strengthening cultural and humanitarian cooperation with new educational and social projects was considered an important task.

In this regard, the partners were invited to participate in the Youth Forum of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries, which will be held in Tajikistan next year.

The Head of State, Emomali Rahmon, recalled the global initiatives of our country, including in addressing the problems related to drinking water and glacier protection, and emphasized that “Tajikistan has been advancing global issues related to water resources, climate and sustainable development for more than twenty years, including the international platforms “Dushanbe Water Process” and “Dushanbe Glacier Preservation Process”.

The promotion of Tajikistan’s initiative to adopt a special resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on the proclamation of the “Decade for Strengthening Peace for Future Generations” was called a continuation of our country’s humanitarian measures.

The President of the country, Emomali Rahmon, stressed the need for close cooperation between the countries of the “Shanghai Cooperation Organization Family”, the United Nations, regional partner organizations, and other interested parties.

The accession of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic as the fifteenth dialogue partner of the Organization was welcomed.

At the end of the meeting, 15 new cooperation documents were adopted, including the Agreement on the establishment of the SCO Anti-Drug Center in Dushanbe.