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ITAR-TASS, Russia
June 9, 2012 Saturday 01:05 PM GMT+4
Sri Lanka, Armenia intend to get observer status in SCO - diplomat
MOSCOW June 9
Sri Lanka and Armenia intend to get the observer status in the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Russian presidential envoy
for the SCO Affairs Kirill Barsky told journalists on Saturday.
The countries' applications will be studied, the Russian ambassador at
large said.
"In addition to the six member-countries, the SCO summit involved
observers from India, Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan. There were the
states, which had been invited at the summit. China invited
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan to participate in the summit," the
diplomat stressed, adding that the summiteers had decided to give
Turkey the partner status. Belarus and Sri Lanka have such status."
"Thus, Armenia and Sri Lanka gave applications for getting the
observer status. This proves growing interest in the Organization,"
Barsky said.
Commenting on the SCO expansion as a whole, he noted that this
regional forum had been opened for other members. "But we should reach
consensus on new members," the Russian ambassador said.
"Russian President Vladimir Putin called for stepping up the work in
order to determine membership's criteria," he added.
From: Baghdasarian
June 9, 2012 Saturday 01:05 PM GMT+4
Sri Lanka, Armenia intend to get observer status in SCO - diplomat
MOSCOW June 9
Sri Lanka and Armenia intend to get the observer status in the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Russian presidential envoy
for the SCO Affairs Kirill Barsky told journalists on Saturday.
The countries' applications will be studied, the Russian ambassador at
large said.
"In addition to the six member-countries, the SCO summit involved
observers from India, Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan. There were the
states, which had been invited at the summit. China invited
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan to participate in the summit," the
diplomat stressed, adding that the summiteers had decided to give
Turkey the partner status. Belarus and Sri Lanka have such status."
"Thus, Armenia and Sri Lanka gave applications for getting the
observer status. This proves growing interest in the Organization,"
Barsky said.
Commenting on the SCO expansion as a whole, he noted that this
regional forum had been opened for other members. "But we should reach
consensus on new members," the Russian ambassador said.
"Russian President Vladimir Putin called for stepping up the work in
order to determine membership's criteria," he added.
From: Baghdasarian