This photo taken on Aug. 30, 2025 shows an exterior view of the main venue of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in Tianjin, north China. (Photo: Xinhua)

​Kyrgyzstan will take over the 2025-2026 rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), according to a decision made on Monday during the ongoing SCO Tianjin Summit.

The decision was adopted at the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO.