The summit is taking place in a special year for the SCO — the organization is turning 25. Kyrgyzstan holds the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization from 2025 to 2026.

President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Chairman of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev have arrived in Bishkek.