Pakistan and the S.C.O (Shanghai Cooperation Organization)

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization

"The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental international organization founded in Shanghai on 15 June 2001 by six countries: China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Its member states cover an area of over 30 million km2, or about three fifths of Eurasia, with a population of 1.455 billion, about a quarter of the world's total. Its working languages are Chinese and Russian.


SCO's predecessor, the Shanghai Five mechanism, originated and grew from the endeavor by China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to strengthen confidence-building and disarmament in the border regions. In 1996 and 1997, their heads of state met in Shanghai and Moscow respectively and signed the Treaty on Deepening Military Trust in Border Regions and the Treaty on Reduction of Military Forces in Border Regions. There after, this annual meeting became a regular practice and has been held alternately in the five member states. The topics of the meeting gradually extended from building up trust in the border regions to mutually beneficial cooperation in the political, security, diplomatic, economic, trade and other areas among the five states. The President of Uzbekistan was invited to the 2000 Dushanbe Summit as a guest of the host state. As the first meeting of the five heads of state took place in Shanghai, the cooperation mechanism was later known as the "Shanghai Five". " -GlobalSecurity.Org

Source: Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

Hu's Proposals at SCO Summit Hailed in Pakistan, Mongolia

"The proposal made by Chinese President Hu Jintao at the sixth summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was hailed Thursday in Pakistan and Mongolia, two of the four observers of the regional group.

Pakistan appreciates the constructive ideas China put forward on Thursday's SCO summit, Pakistani Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam told Xinhua News Agency in Islamabad.

Hu's proposal will help enhance cooperation among the SCO members and observers, she said. Pakistan has been able to benefit from the very constructive steps so far the SCO has taken, she added.

President Hu proposed forming a convention for lasting good neighborhood relations and cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization."-(Xinhua News Agency June 16, 2006)

Source: Hu's Proposals at SCO Summit Hailed in Pakistan, Mongolia -- china.org.cn


Pakistan hopes to enhance cooperation with SCO members


"Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz here Monday expressed the hope that his country's participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) forum as an observer would open new avenues of cooperation with other countries in the region.

This forum would also provide opportunity to further strengthen Pakistan's ties with the member states, Aziz told reporters before his departure for Kazakhstan on a three-day visit to participate in the SCO forum which starts on Tuesday. " -Xinhua News Agency

Source:People's Daily Online -- Pakistan hopes to enhance cooperation with SCO members


Sixth Summit of the S.C.O in Shanghai, China on June 15, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)



Remember the Focus and Topic of this Thread is to Discuss the following.

1) Pakistan and the S.C.O
2) Is the S.C.O a Threat to NATO?
3) Pro's and Con's of Pakistan joining the S.C.O


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[Interceptor]

Didn't quite understand the pole added, we have already decided we should join. But it is up to the SCO members to make that a reality it would extend our ties with central asia opening their markets to us.