Nepal to join Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO)

Nepal has joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as a dialogue partner.Joining SCO, Nepal will enjoy the benefit of mutual cooperation with the other member nations of SCO.

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO)

• It is a Beijing based security organization
• It was established in 2001
• The member nations are China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
• The observer nations are India, Afghanistan, Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan
• It aims to promote cooperation on security-related issues and strengthen mutual trust, friendliness and neighborliness among the member states

Nepal joining SCO

• Nepal joined SCO as dialogue partner after memorandum was signed by SCO secretary-general Rashid Olimov and Nepalese Foreign Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi
• Nepal will adhere to the principles, values and objectives of the vibrant regional organisation, and participate actively in its future activities and progress
• Being a dialogue partner, Nepal is able to participate in the multi-field cooperation of the SCO
• Azerbaijan was the another nation to join SCO as dialogue partner

Points to note

• Nepal PM- K P Sharma oli
• Capital– Kathmandu
• SCO President– Lewis Reich