CURRENT AFFAIRS

2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When was The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) established?
A
1995
B
1996
C
2000
D
2002
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The SCO is the successor to the Shanghai Five, formed in 1996 between the People’s Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shanghai Cooperation Organization was founded in 1996 by the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan in order to build mutual trust among Member States, to disarm the border regions and to encourage regional cooperation under the name “Shanghai Five”.

Detailed explanation-3: -India invites Pakistan, China to 2023 SCO summit to be held in Goa.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 9 June 2017, at the historic summit in Astana, India and Pakistan officially joined SCO as full- members.

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