Belarus becomes full member of SCO

Belarus has become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

The signing ceremony took place at the Palace of Independence in Astana, where a meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State is being held.

Thus, Belarus became a full-fledged, tenth member of the SCO. India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have a similar status in the organization.

Belarus has been participating in the SCO since 2010 as a dialogue partner and since 2015 as an observer. In Samarkand, following the results of the Council of Heads of State on September 16, 2022, a decision was signed to begin the procedure for joining the organization. 





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