Belarus full membership will boost cooperation and trade

The Republic of Belarus has been participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization since 2010 as a dialogue partner and since 2015 as an observer. On Sept 16, 2022, within the framework of a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, a decision was made to initiate the procedure for Belarus to join the SCO. And in July, 2023, a memorandum of obligations for Belarus was signed to enable it to become a full member state of the SCO.

The Chambers of the National Assembly of Belarus adopted Law No 275 in July 2023"on the accession of the Republic of Belarus to international treaties within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization". The admission of Belarus as a full member of the SCO is scheduled at the 2024 SCO Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.

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