The 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit concluded its one-day video-conference meeting on July 4 under Indian chairmanship, with the participation of Narendra Modi of India, Xi Jinping of China, and Vladimir Putin of Russia, as well as the leaders of Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. A ninth member was admitted to the SCO at the meeting: Iran.
Reflecting some of the growing tensions in the region and the world, the final New Delhi Declaration denounces that “existing conflicts are aggravating and new conflicts are emerging,” and calls for the “formation of a common vision of the idea of creating a community of the common destiny of humanity.” The Declaration denounces international terrorism and drug trafficking, rejects as a violation of international law the use of unilateral economic sanctions that have not been approved by the UN Security Council, calls for support of Afghanistan’s right to develop, and forcefully restates the principle of indivisible security:
