Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

The purposes of the subject “Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)” are the following:

1. To understand the objectives, functions, and the affiliated institutions of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
2. To analyse the areas of cooperation among the member countries of the SCO
3. To understand the role of the Interbank Consortium of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Description: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

In 2001 was created the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) by China, India, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan (Central Asia).

1. Observer states: Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia
2. Dialogue Partners: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Turkey
3. Guest Attendances: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Community Independent States (CIS), and Turkmenistan

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO):

1. Area: 30 million square kilometres (3/5 of Eurasia)
2. Population: 1,455 billion people (1/4 of the total of the World)
3. The main religions in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation region are Orthodox Christianity, Islam, and Chinese Religions (Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism)
4. Languages of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Chinese and Russian
5. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is based on the Shanghai Five Mechanism

The main objectives of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation are to:

1. Strength the mutual trust and friendship among the member economies of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
2. Develop an efficient cooperation in politics, economy, international trade, foreign direct investment (FDI), science, culture, energy, international transport, and environmental protection
3. Work together to sustain regional peace
4. Promote the creation of a new international political and economic order

Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (Silk Road, China-Europe)

1. Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor
2. East-West Economic Corridor (Myanmar-Thailand-Laos-Vietnam)
3. Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA)
4. Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Afghanistan-Iran Transport Corridor (KTAI-ECO)
5. International Transport and Transit Corridor of the Ashgabat Agreement
6. International North-South Transport Corridor (India-Russia)
7. Nanning-Singapore Economic Corridor
   1. Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Zone
8. China-Central Asia-West Asia Economic Corridor
9. Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia, Mongolia, China, North Korea)
10. Trans-Caspian Trade and Transit Corridor (Central Corridor)
11. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
12. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor
13. China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor
14. Pan-European Corridor II (Russia-Belarus-Poland-Germany)

Masters and Doctorates in International Business for the Central Asian Students: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) belongs to:

1. Central Eurasian Economic Area (Islamic Civilisation)
2. Orthodox Civilisation
3. Sinic Civilisation

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