MEMBERS of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) wrapped up a summit in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana today by calling for a fairer and more democratic international order.

Chinese President X Jinping said: “In the face of the real risks of small yards with high fences, we must safeguard the right to development.”

The Astana declaration said: “The member states consider it necessary to enhance the role of the SCO in creating conditions for strengthening global peace, security and stability, as well as building a new democratic, fair, political and economic international order.