Belarus officially joined the SCO
Kyiv • UNN
Belarus officially joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), expanding the organization to 10 member states.
On Thursday, July 4, Belarus officially joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Thus, the SCO now consists of 10 states. This was reported by UNN with reference to BelTA.
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The decision on the full membership of the Republic of Belarus in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has been made. Alexander Grigorievich, I sincerely congratulate you. I am sure that today will be a bright page in the history of Belarus
He also expressed confidence that Belarus will make a significant contribution to strengthening security in the SCO area.
Addendum
In his turn, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that the SCO is a strategic prospect for Minsk.
First of all, in trade, economic and investment cooperation, development of transport and logistics, information and communication and other infrastructure
For reference
The SCO was founded by the leaders of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in 1996. Initially, the organization was called the Shanghai Five, but it was renamed in 2001 after Uzbekistan joined.
In the following years, India, Pakistan and Iran also joined the SCO.
Recall
Belarus is reinforcing its southern border with Ukraine due to the alleged increased activity of Ukrainian drones conducting reconnaissance flights and violating Belarusian airspace.