The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO for short); Russian: Шанхайская организация сотрудничества，ШОС） It is an international organization for solving border problems composed of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Its predecessor was the "Shanghai Five" meeting mechanism. After Uzbekistan joined the organization from June 14 to June 15, 2001, SCO was officially established.
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