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Shanghai Cooperation Organization FMs Meet in Beijing to Tackle Terrorism
Foreign ministers of the six-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Monday held a one-day meeting in Beijing
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Foreign ministers of the six-member
Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) held a one-day meeting in
Beijing
on Monday to discuss developments in South Asia, specifically the situation in
Afghanistan
and the war against terrorism.
According to
Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokesman Sun Yuxi, foreign ministers will discuss such issues as the Afghan situation, the international anti-terrorist cooperation and the crackdown on terrorism, separatism and extremism, as well as the organizational construction of SCO.
The meeting comes after Chinese Foreign Minister
Tang Jiaxuan
in recent days warned his counterparts in the
United States
,
India
and
Pakistan
that simmering tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi could negatively influence the rehabilitation of Afghanistan.
On Monday, Tang will meet leaders from
Russia
,
Kazakhstan
,
Kyrgyzstan
,
Tajikistan
and
Uzbekistan
in the initial foreign ministers meeting of the fledgling Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), officials said.
"This meeting will mainly center on the situation in Afghanistan, the international counter-terrorism campaign and the attack on the "three forces" of terrorism, separatism and extremism," Sun Yuxi said.
Four of the ministers will hold a group meeting with Chinese President
Jiang Zemin
Monday afternoon, while Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov will meet separately with the Chinese president, the officials said.
The ministers are also to prepare the next SCO summit scheduled for St Petersburg, Russia, in June.
The Shanghai group was formally established in June. SCO now groups China, Russian , Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The group has worked to build confidence along common borders, reduce border troops in the region and cooperate against international terrorism.
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