 The heads of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan meet in Shanghai, June 14, 2001. Presidents of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan held the first SCO summit in Shanghai. The six leaders issued a joint statement that announced Uzbekistan’s participation into the "Shanghai Five", the launch of the SCO and the Shanghai treaty on crackdown on terrorism, separatism and extremism.
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