22nd annual summit of the SCO
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.
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.
Putin also met with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. During the meeting, Modi said that "today's era is not of war".
The leaders of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan met to discuss the 2022 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes which escalated during the summit.
Iran formally submitted its application to join the SCO as a full member state, which is expected to become effective within a year.
Turkey also announced its intention to join in the future.