Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)-Platform

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)-Platform

SCO provides India Pakistan platform to solve disparities: Wang Yi The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) can contribute to the improvement of relations between India and Pakistan two new SCO members, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

BEIJING, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Jun, 2018 ) :SCO provides India Pakistan platform to solve disparities: Wang Yi The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) can contribute to the improvement of relations between India and Pakistan two new SCO members, said Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

"We know there are existing and historical, unresolved conflicts between Pakistan and India," he said in an interview with CGTN after the conclusion of the 18th SCO summit in China's coastal city Qingdao on Sunday.

"But I think after they joined the SCO, maybe we can provide a better platform and opportunities for the building of relations between them," he added.

He said this is the first summit after India and Pakistan became new members, adding, the SCO is an attractive organization which is conducive to cooperation not only for India and Pakistan but also other countries are trying to become its members.

India and Pakistan, two traditional rivals in South Asia, were admitted to the SCO as full members last year.

The SCO was established in Shanghai in 2001, with China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as founding members.

With the inclusion of Pakistan and India, the eight SCO member states now account for more than 60 percent of the Eurasian landmass, nearly half of the world's population and over 20 percent of global GDP.