SCO member states say they oppose trade measures that break WTO rules

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) and Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Nurlan Yermekbayev attend a joint press conference during the SCO Summit in Tianjin on September 1, 2025. -- Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP

BEIJING (Reuters/AFP): Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) oppose trade measures that violate WTO rules and principles, according to a joint statement on trade reached at an SCO summit released by China's official Xinhua news agency on Monday.

The countries are concerned about measures that disrupt the stability of the global supply chain, and call for "dialogue and cooperation among all parties," the statement said.