SCO CALLS FOR MULTIPOLAR WORLD ORDER AS IRAN JOINS GROUPING
In the virtual SCO summit, hosted by India for the first time, the grouping added Iran as the 9th and latest member.
SCO CALLS FOR MULTIPOLAR WORLD ORDER AS IRAN JOINS GROUPING
• In the virtual SCO summit, hosted by India for the first time, the grouping added Iran as the 9th and latest member.
• India refused to join other members on paragraphs relating to China's Belt and Road Initiative in the joint statement and stayed out of a statement on SCO Economic Development Strategy 2030.
• The agreements signed include the New Delhi Declaration, outlining areas of cooperation between SCO countries; a joint statement on countering radicalization, and one on digital transformation.
• SCO now comprises China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
• The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is an international intergovernmental organization.
•Its creation was announced in June 2001 in Shanghai