SCO member states

  • March 10, 2023
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SCO member states

Subject: International relations

Context: SC to host 3-day meeting of Chief Justices of SCO member states

SCO

  • The SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation. It is a Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance and has been the primary security pillar of the region.
  • It was established in 2001. It was preceded by the Shanghai Five mechanism.
  • The Heads of State Council (HSC) is the supreme decision-making body in the SCO. It meets once a year and adopts decisions and guidelines on all important matters of the organisation.
  • The organisation has two permanent bodies:
    • the SCO Secretariat based in Beijing.
    • the Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) based in Tashkent.
  • Eight member states: India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
  • Four observer states: Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia.
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