Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
- Organization Name
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
- Description
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, and security organization. It is the world's largest regional organization by geographic scope and population.
Key Facts
- Founded: 15 June 2001 in Shanghai.
- Secretary-General: Zhang Ming (China), serving from 2022–2024.
- Headquarters: Beijing, China.
- Full members (9): China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran (joined 2023), and Belarus (joined 2024).
- Dialogue partners: Nepal has applied for dialogue partner status.
- Observer states: Afghanistan.
- Purpose: Aims to foster regional security, counter-terrorism, economic cooperation, and cultural exchange.
- Nepal relevance: Nepal has applied to become an SCO dialogue partner, indicating increasing engagement with the China-Russia led bloc.
- Headquarters
- Beijing, China
- Founded Year
- 2001
- Current Head/SG
- Zhang Ming
- Category
- Regional