Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2024

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar represented India at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.

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Key Highlights

• The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental organization founded in 2001 with six members. 
• Aim: To enhance regional cooperation to combat terrorism, separatism, and extremism in the Central ASIAN region. 
• Current SCO Members: China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Iran. 
• Headquarter: Beijing, China (Secretariat)
• Official languages:Russian and Chinese.
• Observer status: Afghanistan and Mongolia.
• Guest Attendees: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Turkmenistan and United Nations (UN)
• Belarus joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), becoming its 10th member state.