{"id":93881,"date":"2024-07-04T11:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T08:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/93881\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarus-joins-sco-set-to-combat-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/93881\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus joins SCO, set to combat sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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July 4, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>The Shanghai Cooperation Organization\u2019s (SCO) summit in Kazakhstan’s Astana has approved Belarus\u2019 membership two years after Minsk filed its application, Russia’s TASS<\/em> reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus is ready to “consistently implement anti-sanctions approaches” in cooperation with the SCO, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka told Kazinform<\/em> yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk will focus on international security, economy, food security and SCO’s international policies, Pul Pervogo<\/em>, the unofficial Telegram channel of the Belarusian ruler’s press office, reports today, quoting him as saying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The narcissistic, selfish West has proved incapable” of ensuring global security, he said. “We have the power to break down the walls of the unipolar world, to feed people by eliminating many contradictions and conflicts caused by social inequality, food and resource shortages.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Established in 2001, the SCO comprises China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Iran joined in 2023. Belarus has been the SCO\u2019s partner since 2010 and an observer since 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Approval of Belarus’ membership shows “a lack of commitment to democratic principles within the SCO,” Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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