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Putin Says SCO Is Effectively the World’s Largest Regional Organisation

From 24.kg · () Russian

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  • Vladimir Putin said the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is effectively the world’s largest regional organisation at a leaders’ meeting in Bishkek.
  • He said SCO member states represent almost half of the global population and more than one-third of global gross domestic product.
  • Putin called for more effective SCO work and stronger trade among member countries.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has grown into what Vladimir Putin described as the world’s largest regional organisation, extending beyond Eurasia in its global weight.

Speaking at a meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State in Bishkek, the Russian president said member countries are home to almost half of the world’s population and account for more than one-third of global gross domestic product.

The SCO space is home to powerful intellectual and technological potential, as well as a significant part of the world’s natural resources.

— Vladimir PutinPutin described the resources and capabilities represented by SCO member states.

Putin also pointed to the bloc’s intellectual and technological capabilities, as well as its share of the world’s natural resources. He said the organisation had travelled a long way during its 25-year existence and had become an influential centre of a multipolar world.

“Russia supports efforts to improve the effectiveness of the SCO’s work,” Putin said. He identified stronger trade among SCO countries as one of the organisation’s key priorities.

Russia supports efforts to improve the effectiveness of the SCO’s work. Strengthening trade among SCO countries is one of the organisation’s key priorities.

— Vladimir PutinPutin outlined Russia’s priorities for the organisation.
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