Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Saturday, June 08, 2002
SCO Elaborates Stands on Relations With Some Countries
The Declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Leaders, signed here Friday at the second summit of the SCO, provides relations with some countries.
The Declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Leaders, signed here Friday at the second summit of the SCO, provides relations with some countries.
In the declaration, the SCO members express support for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and South Korea in their efforts to develop and increase dialogue and cooperation under the spirit of the June 2000 South-North summit.
It says the dialogue and constructive cooperation between the DPRK and Western countries, including the United States, intended to realize firm peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula are beneficial.
On the situation in South Asia, the declaration says the SCO members call on India and Pakistan to resume political dialogue, so as to defuse tension and development cooperation between the two countries.
Meanwhile, the SCO expresses deep concern over the continued conflict in Middle East, saying that the situation in the region has brought about passive impact on the regional and global security and stability.
The SCO members urge Israel and Palestine to carry out related resolutions of the U.N. Security Council as soon as possible and actively respond to the peace efforts by the international community, in a bid to return to the track of resolving disputes by peaceful means.
On relations with Iraq, the declaration says the SCO members will continue political and diplomatic efforts along with other parts of the international community to ensure comprehensive implementation of all the U.N. Security Council resolutions concerning the issue of Iraq.