Shanghai Cooperation Organization

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental mutual-security organization which was founded in 2001 by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Except for Uzbekistan, the other countries had been members of the Shanghai Five, founded in 1996; after the inclusion of Uzbekistan in 2001, the members renamed the organization.


Basic Info:

Secretariat:

Beijing
Working languages:

Chinese, Russian

Member states: 6 Members
China
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan

4 Observers

India
Iran
Mongolia
Pakistan

2 Dialogue Partner

Sri Lanka
Belarus

3 Guests

Afghanistan
ASEAN
CIS

Leaders

Secretary General Bolat Nurgaliyev
Deputy Secretary General Vladimir Zakharov

Formation

Treaty on Deepening Military Trust in Border Regions 26 April 199