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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Kuwait signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a powerful regional bloc led by China and Russia.<\/p>\n

The document was inked on the sidelines of a meeting of the SCO foreign ministers on May 4-5 in Panaji city, India, the state news agency KUNA reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cKuwait’s joining of SCO as a dialogue partner is the first step towards joining the organization as a full member in the future,\u201d said Kuwaiti Ambassador to India Jassim Al-Najem.<\/p>\n

He added that the accession of some Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as dialogue partners to the SCO \u201cconfirms the growing importance of the organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

On March 29, Saudi Arabia agreed to join the SCO as a dialogue partner in preparation for full membership.<\/p>\n

The SCO was founded in June 2001 by China, Russia, and the Central Asian states of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.<\/p>\n

The Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance is recognized as the world\u2019s largest regional organization, with eight members, four observer states and several dialogue partners, including Tu\u0308rkiye.<\/p>\n

Pakistan and India became full members in 2017.<\/p>\n

Iran, an SCO observer state since June 2005, had its permanent membership approved in September 2021 and signed a memorandum of commitment a year later for its full accession.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eritrea<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eritrea. Kuwait signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a powerful regional bloc led by China and Russia. The document was inked on the sidelines of a meeting of the SCO foreign ministers on May 4-5 in Panaji city, India, the state news agency KUNA reported. 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