SCO countries decide to create single status of 'SCO Partner'

The member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization have decided to combine the statuses of "observer" and "dialogue partner" into a single status of "SCO partner," reads the Tianjin Declaration, signed on September 1 following the summit in China, Report informs.

Earlier at the summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that he supports the accession of Azerbaijan and Armenia to the SCO as permanent members.

Azerbaijan has so far had the status of "dialogue partner" in the organization. At the same time, Azerbaijan has applied to upgrade its status to "observer."