Belarus officially applies for SCO membership

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BEIJING. TASS-KAZINFORM Belarus has officially applied for membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, SCO Official Spokesperson Zhang Ming said it at a special briefing, TASS reported.

«Belarus has recently submitted an official bid to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a full-fledged member,» he said.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a regional international organization that unites Russia, India, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Belarus was granted the SCO observer status in July 2015 during the summit in Ufa, Bashkortostan.

Earlier, special envoy for SCO Affairs of the Russian President Bakhtiyor Khakimov said that Belarus had prepared documents to join the SCO.


Photo: tass.ru


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