Jiang Arrives in St. Petersburg for SCO Summit

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Jiang Arrives in St. Petersburg for SCO Summit

Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrived in St. Petersburg Wednesday to attend the second summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) scheduled for Friday.

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Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrived in St. Petersburg Wednesday to attend the second summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) scheduled for Friday.

Jiang flew in from Almaty, Kazakhstan, where he attended the first summit meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA).

The SCO was established in Shanghai last year by China, Russia,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and the presidents of the six member countries had their first summit meeting there. The SCO is aimed at encouraging regional cooperation and coordinating the fight against terrorism, separatism and extremism.

A series of ministerial meetings of the SCO were held this year in preparation for the upcoming summit. Chinese Foreign Ministry said earlier this month that the presidents of the six member countries are expected to sign three documents to consolidate the structure of the organization.

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

The Republic of Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan have established the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on June 15, 2001.

The SCO aims to strengthen mutual trust and good-neighborly and friendly relations among member states, encourage effective cooperation among member states in politics, economy, trade, science, technology, culture, education, energy, transportation, environmental protection and other fields, make joint efforts to maintain and safeguard regional peace, security and stability, and establish a democratic, fair and rational new international political and economic order. more

Summit Meeting Launches Shanghai Cooperation Organization (2001.6)

Declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (2001.6)

SCO Vows to Fight Against Terrorism: Statement (2002.1)

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