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ASTANA (TCA) — India and Pakistan have become full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), after the presidents of the SCO member states — China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan — signed a document granting India and Pakistan membership at the SCO summit in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on June 9. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Russia is reinforcing its military bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan with state-of-the-art weapons to stonewall shifting terrorist activity from Afghanistan to Central Asia, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on June 7 in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana at a meeting of the defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, Russian TASS news agency reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — A senior Chinese diplomat has thrown his country’s weight behind Iran’s membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) which unites China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — India’s full-fledged accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be formalized in a week — during the SCO summit in Astana, Kazakhstan on June 8-9, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 1 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kairat Abdrakhmanov chaired the regular session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member States (SCO CFM) on 21 April in Astana. The meeting was a final preparatory stage for the SCO Summit to take place on June 8-9, 2017 in Astana, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan President Almazbek Atambayev on December 23 held talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Bishkek. The talks focused on Iranian investments in the Kyrgyz economy, gradual introduction of visa-free travel between the two countries, and joint efforts to combat terrorism. Continue reading
