Kiev has not withdrawn the request for the taking of partner status in the SCO, the Organization of its preliminary decision on consent is not changed, said a source in the Shanghai cooperation organization.
He clarified that the request was sent to Ukraine in 2013." Application is confirmed orally in 2014 and is not revoked by the Ukrainian side ", - said the head of the Department.
"no change," he illustrated his talk with the source.
first assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov has informed Ukraine of its possible participation in the SCO in the form of a dialogue partner, at the summit in Ufa Authorized countries will not come because it is not the format provided by the organization. He said that the meeting at the request of Ukraine are conducted through the Secretariat of the SCO.
to date, the SCO comprises Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Have observer status to Mongolia, India, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. In September 2014, Pakistan and India have formally applied for membership in the SCO.
the SCO includes six countries - Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the total number of people - a quarter of the inhabitants of the Earth. The origins lie in the SCO military cooperation, but later, the Organization received and the economic momentum. Read more
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