AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSCO Summit in Bishkek: Leaders adopted the Bishkek Declaration, pushing deeper cooperation on security, trade, technology and sustainable development, while calling for a more representative multipolar world order and rejecting “double standards” in counter-terrorism. Water as a red line: Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif warned that water must never be “weaponised” or used for coercion, as regional water disputes and hydro-project tensions stay in focus. Aral Sea warning from space: NASA satellite imagery shows how river diversion helped shrink the Aral Sea’s eastern basin into exposed desert between 2000 and 2014—an urgent reminder of how fast human choices can reshape ecosystems. Green energy in Uzbekistan’s region: A China-backed solar project in Uzbekistan’s Jizzakh region is highlighted as clean power scaling up under SCO-linked development cooperation. Local culture with sustainability angle: Tashkent’s Center for Contemporary Arts will open Sept 6 in a renovated 1912 diesel power plant, blending exhibitions with education and research. Uzbekistan–Pakistan trade push: Both countries target $2bn bilateral trade in five years, with air connectivity set to expand—potentially boosting logistics and investment tied to regional development.
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