The SCO Samarkand Summit: Dialogue and Cooperation in an Interconnected World

Uzbekistan's chairmanship in the SCO has fallen on a dynamic period, fraught with various events and trends－the period of the "historical rift", when one era comes to an end and another begins－thus far unpredictable and unknown.

The modern system of international cooperation, based on the universal principles and norms, begins to falter. One of the main reasons for this is a deep crisis of trust at the global level, which, in turn, provokes a geopolitical confrontation and the risk of reviving the bloc thinking stereotypes. This process of mutual alienation complicates the return of the world economy to its former course of development and the restoration of global supply chains.

The ongoing armed conflicts in different parts of the world destabilize trade and investment flows, exacerbate the problems of ensuring food and energy security.