LIVE UPDATES: Belarus Officially Joins SCO as 10th Member State
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit takes place in Astana from July 3-4 under the slogan "Strengthening Multilateral Dialogue - the Pursuit of Sustainable Peace and Development." | The SCO consists of India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Belarus and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan and Mongolia are observer states; Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bahrain, Egypt, Cambodia, Qatar, Kuwait, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Sri Lanka are dialogue partners. ● Following the summit in Kazakhstan, the chairmanship will be transferred to China for the term of 2024-2025.
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