SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization)
đŸ’ Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)đŸ’ ➨The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent international intergovernmental organization which is headquartered in Beijing, China. ➨It is a Eurasian political, economic and security organisation aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region. ➨Its creation was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai, China by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. ➨The SCO Charter which formally established the organization was signed in June 2002 and it came into force on September 19, 2003. ➨The official language of the organization is Chinese and Russian. ➨It is known as the 'Alliance of the East' and is the largest regional organization in the world in terms of geographical coverage and population. The organization covers nearly half of the human population. ➨The organization has two permanent members-- the SCO Secretariat (Beijing) and the Executive Committee...