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SCO summit

June 12 , 2018 2358 days 1310 0
  • The 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit concluded with the adoption of the Qingdao declaration at China.
  • It was adopted by leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan.
  • It was India and Pakistan’s first summit as full members of SCO grouping.
  • The Qingdao declaration calls for implementing three-year plan to combat terrorism, separatism and extremism.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

  • SCO is a Eurasian economic, political and security organisation headquartered in Beijing, China.
  • The Declaration on establishment of SCO was signed in Shanghai (China) in June 2001 by six founding states – Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
  • India and Pakistan were granted SCO membership in June 2017. Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia currently enjoy observer status of SCO.
  • Sri Lanka, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia and Nepal are dialogue partners of SCO.

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