At the upcoming Samarkand SCO summit, the leaders of the countries will gather together in person for the first time in the last three years. This will be a unique and effective opportunity to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues that have accumulated during the pandemic.

The events of recent years, including the pandemic, have led to the fact that the world's food security problems have turned into a global food crisis, the characteristic features of which are a wide coverage of countries and territories, a significant increase in grain prices.