The summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is planned to be held in Astana on July 3-4. This was stated at the press conference of the Russian President’s special representative for SCO affairs, Bakhtiyor Khakimov. TASS.
“The preparations for the next summit meeting are entering into the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO members,” he said.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an international organization founded on June 15, 2001 by the leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
Minsk at the end of November 2023 complete Approval of the memorandum on accession to the SCO. Before this, a memorandum of understanding was signed at the SCO summit regarding Belarus’ fulfillment of its obligations to join the organization as a full member state. Indian First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vinay Kwatra said that Belarus, which is an observer, will join the SCO as a full member at the summit to be held in 2024.
Before that, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented Belarus’ idea of holding a BRICS, EAEU and SCO summit.