Syria and Palestine may become SCO partners

Several Arab countries intend to become partners of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), said Bakhtiyor Khakimov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for SCO affairs.

"A number of Arab states claim the status of SCO partner states: Syria, Palestine, Morocco, Algeria. These issues are being discussed," Khakimov said.

Currently, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bahrain, Egypt, Cambodia, Qatar, Kuwait, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Sri Lanka have the status of partner states.

"There are applications from 19 countries to change their status or join the SCO"

Secretary General of the organization Nurlan Yermekbayev — on the prospects of its expansion, cooperation with the CSTO and negotiations on the creation of a Large Eurasian Partnership

On October 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the growing authority of the SCO in the world. He also called the BRICS member countries natural partners united by a common idea of "building relationships to find mutually acceptable solutions."

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