A U.S. delegation used the SCO summit gathering in Bishkek to strengthen ties with Central Asian governments as China, Russia and Iran promoted closer political and economic cooperation.

China's Xi Jinping and Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian were in Kyrgyzstan for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, with Russia's Vladimir Putin expected later…

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 25th anniversary summit expected to offer clues to China’s ambitions for a more multipolar Asia, analysts say.