AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoSCO Tech & Connectivity: Leaders wrapped the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, adopting the Bishkek Declaration and pushing cooperation on trade, transport, energy security, and the digital economy—plus AI and computing infrastructure as the bloc’s next growth lane. Tajikistan in the spotlight: Tajik President Emomali Rahmon attended SCO events, while Tajikistan also marked its 35th independence anniversary in Baku with diplomatic and cultural programming. Water diplomacy: A new Global Ambassadors’ Forum for Water and Economic Diplomacy was launched at World Water Week, aiming to mobilize ambassadors to back water investment and cross-border economic cooperation. Digital policy push: Kazakhstan is set to join the Digital Cooperation Organization, with Tajikistan joining as an associate—an opening for AI, digital trade, and cross-border data rules across the region. Energy risk reminder: Analysis highlights how Central Asia’s energy transition is increasingly tied to water security, with climate-driven hydrology swings reshaping power planning. Heritage meets science: A Tajik archaeological feature spotlights Ajina-Tepa’s 7th–8th century Buddhist monastery and the preserved reclining Buddha now displayed in Dushanbe.
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