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29-07-2024 | 17:21 PM
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2024
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar represented India at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Key Highlights
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental organization founded in 2001 with six members.
- Aim: To enhance regional cooperation to combat terrorism, separatism, and extremism in the Central ASIAN region.
- Current SCO Members: China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Iran.
- Headquarter: Beijing, China (Secretariat)
- Official languages:Russian and Chinese.
- Observer status: Afghanistan and Mongolia.
- Guest Attendees: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Turkmenistan and United Nations (UN)
- Belarus joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), becoming its 10th member state.
