Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Keeping peace will foster prosperity in Central Asia

“Central Asian countries are in desperate need of economic development, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is devoted to speeding the social development of the entire region,” professor Yang Jinhai said.

Iranian minister meets head of Shanghai group

TEHRAN, December 2 (RIA Novosti) - Iran's foreign minister reiterated his country's aim to become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at a meeting with the SCO secretary general on Tuesday. Foreign Minister...

Mottaki: Iran has entailed heavy costs to maintain Iraq's security

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran has entailed heavy costs over the past six years in helping maintain security and promoting development in the war-torn country. Iran, he...

SCO strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Mumbai

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Mumbai of India, Bolat Nurgaliyev, secretary-general of the SCO, said in a statement Friday. The terrorist attacks, occurring in the...

Sinking economies looking at China for stability

Lima: With the global financial crunch topping the agenda at recent international conferences, China is increasingly being seen as an important factor in resolving the crisis and creating stability. China has been in the...

Sinking global economy looks to China

By Song Jing, Chen Zhi LIMA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- With the global financial crunch topping the agenda at recent international conferences, China is increasingly being seen as an important factor in resolving the crisis and...

An update on Moscow's position with regard to negotiations with Taliban

The latest reports from Afghanistan where the irreconcilable opposition reverted to violence and terror indicate that the country may find itself back in civil war. Russia's stand on the matter is analogous to the American and...

Book Review: A Thin Friendship between Russia and China

"Axis of Convenience": Exploding the Myth of an Authoritarian Alliance in Russia-China Relations by Bobo Lo (Brookings Institution Press, £18.99, 300 pages) I recently had the pleasure of attending a discussion by Bobo Lo on...