The key facts

  • The SCO Universal Security Center will be located in Tashkent
  • The issue was discussed at a meeting of the Senate Committee on International Relations
  • Details of the decision have not yet been disclosed in public publications

SCO Security Center to be located in Tashkent

The Universal Security Center of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be established in Tashkent. This was reported by the Uzbek Agency of Information (UzA) citing the results of the meeting of the Senate Committee on International Relations, Foreign Economic Relations, Foreign Investment and Tourism.

What is known so far

The UzA publication is limited to reporting the fact of the establishment and that the issue was considered at a meeting of the Senate committee. Details such as the status of the decision, timelines for establishing the center, its objectives, and funding mechanisms are not disclosed in available reports. According to the link provided in the agency's Telegram channel, a material is posted on the uza.uz website, however, its content has not been summarized in the sources, so it is not possible to draw conclusions about the details based on the available publications.