Pakistan seeks full SCO membership

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Pakistan seeks full SCO membership


Wednesday, December 09, 2009


ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday called for full membership of Pakistan in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to strengthen the country’s engagement with the organisation for promoting peace and development in the region.

He said this during a meeting with Bolat K Nurgaliyav, SCO Secretary General, who called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. The president said in the wake of the militancy and extremism, it was imperative that Pakistan, which has an observer status in the organisation since 2005, be given full membership.

The president also said by making counter-terrorism its priority, the SCO had assumed a greater responsibility in enhancing regional security and it would be greatly beneficial if the SCO member and observer states shared intelligence and experiences on counter-terrorism.

He said Pakistan was keen to be associated with the SCO’s regional counter-terrorism structure based in Tashkent. The president said the SCO, with a combined GDP of $4.5 trillion, could play an important role in promoting regional trade and economic cooperation.

 

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President to seek full membership of Pakistan in SCO​

BEIJING, June 5 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari would emphasise on full membership of Pakistan in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) during the two-day meeting of the regional grouping starting from here on Wednesday. Besides participating in SCO meeting, the President would hold meetings with Chinese leadership on future cooperation in entire spectrum of bilateral relations between the two countries. President’s Spokesman Senator Farhatullah Babar while talking to media about President Zardari’s visit to Beijing starting from Tuesday, said that Pakistan has been actively participating in the SCO and is keen to get its full membership.


Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - President to seek full membership of Pakistan in SCO

That's still in process,a very long wait.Looks like they are too much annoyed by Mr.Zardari/Gilani &Co.