The leaders of the SCO member countries signed the Astana Declaration, Report informs via Kazakh media.
The SCO summit is held under the slogan “Strengthening Multilateral Dialogue - Striving for Sustainable Peace and Development.”
Belarus was accepted into the organization at today’s meeting.
The SCO was founded in 2001. Now it includes ten members: India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus. The observer countries are Afghanistan and Mongolia, and the partner countries are Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, UAE, Türkiye and Sri Lanka.