EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dushanbe will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Youth Forum in 2026, an event aimed at strengthening ties among the peoples of the region. The announcement was made by Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda at the meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government in Moscow, as reported by TASS.
“I would like to announce that the SCO Youth Forum will be held in Dushanbe in March 2026 with a view to strengthening contacts between our peoples. It will serve as an important platform for expanding contacts and cooperation among our youth,” the prime minister stated.
He added that Tajikistan places particular importance on developing humanitarian cooperation among the member states and supports initiatives such as the SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital to foster greater exchange.
Kokhir Rasulzoda also noted that Tajikistan will assume the chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of Government in 2026. “Tajikistan will focus its efforts on further strategic upgrade of the organization’s economic agenda,” he said.
The meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government is being held in the Russian capital on 17-18 November. It is the final major event of Russia’s 2024-2025 chairmanship of the Council.