Shanghai Co-operation Organisation wraps up its summit with a call for unity for a just peace
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.
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