shanghai coperation organasation

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

An intergovernmental mutual-security organization which was founded in 2001 by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.

Except for Uzbekistan, the other countries had been members of the Shanghai Five, founded in 1996; after the inclusion of Uzbekistan in 2001, the members renamed the organization.

4 Observers

 India 

Iran 

Mongolia 

Pakistan

Secretariat	Beijing, China (PRC)
Working languages	Chinese, Russian