The 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) media and think‑tank summit opened on the 27th in Bishkek, drawing about 260 delegates from roughly 150 media outlets, think tanks, government agencies and the SCO Secretariat. Kyrgyz presidential office information policy chief Orenbekov said media and think tanks bear responsibility for shaping public opinion and defending interstate trust, and their cooperation is key to countering disinformation. SCO Secretariat senior expert Sarlbayev said th

The 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) media and think‑tank summit opened on the 27th in Bishkek, drawing about 260 delegates from roughly 150 media outlets, think tanks, government agencies and the SCO Secretariat. Kyrgyz presidential office information policy chief Orenbekov said media and think tanks bear responsibility for shaping public opinion and defending interstate trust, and their cooperation is key to countering disinformation. SCO Secretariat senior expert Sarlbayev said the meeting aims to deepen media–think‑tank exchanges under the SCO framework and advance information‑security cooperation and academic ties.