SCO members, obervers start annual summit in Tashken

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries and observer states began their annual summit in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent on Friday.

The summit is being attended by heads of state from China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the delegate from Kyrgyzstan, and leaders and delegates from SCO observer nations -- Mongolia, India, Pakistan and Iran.

At the summit, the leaders and participants will exchange views on the world and regional situation, coordinate strategies for combating terrorism, separatism and extremism, and discuss how to expand inter-member economic cooperation and set up an SCO admission mechanism.

Draft documents submitted for approval in the summit include the regulations on procedure for admitting new members, which was submitted by SCO foreign ministers last month in Tashkent, and the SCO procedure rules, which was designed to further enhance efficiency and improve the internal mechanisms of the organization.

At the end of the summit, the leaders will issue a joint declaration.

Source:Xinhua