SCO Coordinators' Meeting Opens in Islamabad — SkimNews
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- SCO national coordinators began a three-day meeting in Islamabad on September 28, 2026, running through September 30, to firm up preparations for the 2027 Council of Heads of State summit.
- India is among the ten member states attending, with its delegation led by National Coordinator Alok Dimri marking the first Indian visit to Islamabad since last year's brief India-Pakistan conflict.
- Pakistan holds the SCO Council of Heads of State chairmanship for 2026-27 and is chairing the meeting through National Coordinator Mohammad Faisal.
- Pakistan's chairmanship theme, "Turning Vision into Action: Connectivity, Innovation and Shared Prosperity," targets greater connectivity, innovation, economic cooperation, and people-to-people contacts across member states.
- The ten SCO member states at the table include Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, and China.
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar previously led India's delegation to Islamabad on October 15-16, 2024, for the SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting, with the August 2027 summit now set as the next major gathering.
Why it matters: Pakistan's 2026-27 SCO chairmanship culminates in the August 2027 Islamabad summit, giving the host diplomatic visibility across all ten member states. India's attendance, led by coordinator Alok Dimri, marks the first Indian delegation in Islamabad since last year's brief conflict — a signal that both countries continue engaging through multilateral forums even as bilateral tensions linger.
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