so its just a cooperation meant for greater trade and economic relation
The declaration on the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation contained a statement that it "is not an alliance directed against other states and regions and it adheres to the principle of openness"
The main goals and tasks of SCO are:
to strengthen mutual trust, friendship and goodneighborliness between the member States;
to consolidate multidisciplinary cooperation in the maintenance and strengthening of peace, security and stability in the region and promotion of a new democratic, fair and rational political and economic international order;
to jointly counteract terrorism, separatism and extremism in all their manifestations, to fight against illicit narcotics and arms trafficking and other types of criminal activity of a transnational character, and also illegal migration;
to encourage the efficient regional cooperation in such spheres as politics, trade and economy, defense, law enforcement, environment protection, culture, science and technology, education, energy, transport, credit and finance, and also other spheres of common interest;
to facilitate comprehensive and balanced economic growth, social and cultural development in the region through joint action on the basis of equal partnership for the purpose of a steady increase of living standards and improvement of living conditions of the peoples of the member States;
to coordinate approaches to integration into the global economy;
to promote human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with the international obligations of the member States and their national legislation;
to maintain and develop relations with other States and international organizations;
to cooperate in the prevention of international conflicts and in their peaceful settlement;
to jointly search for solutions to the problems that would arise in the 21st century.