SCO Dushanbe meet 

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• During SCO meeting in Dushanbe, India called on members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to act against terrorism and terror financing during a meeting in the Tajikistan capital that was dominated by the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan. 

• The worsening security situation in Afghanistan dominated the meeting. 

• Representatives from nations with SCO observer status as well as SCO members attended the meeting. 

• Shanghai Cooperation Organization, also dubbed as Shanghai Pact, is a Eurasian political, economic & security alliance. Announcement for creating SCO was made on June 15, 2001 in Shanghai, China. SCO entered into force on September 19, 2003.