WorldSCO summit: China, Russia and Iran call for greater multilateral cooperation

At a summit in Bishkek marking the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 25th anniversary, China, Russia and Iran urged stronger multilateral cooperation and a multipolar world order. Xi Jinping and Masoud Pezeshkian opposed unilateralism and military blocs, while Vladimir Putin cited more than $400bn in intra-SCO trade and a growing role for national currencies.