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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many countries are permanent members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
A
6
B
12
C
18
D
24
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization founded in Shanghai on 15 June 2001 by six countries, People’s Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

Detailed explanation-2: -At the end of the 21st Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), held in the Tajik capital Dushanbe, the leaders of the eight main members of the organisation agreed to change the membership of the Islamic Republic of Iran from an observer member to a full member and signed the relevant documents.

Detailed explanation-3: -India and Pakistan signed the memorandum of obligations in June 2016 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, thereby starting the formal process of joining the SCO as full members. On 9 June 2017, at the historic summit in Astana, India and Pakistan officially joined SCO as full-members.

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