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    Question

    Consider the following countries:

    1.Azerbaijan

    2.Turkmenistan

    3.Armenia

    4.China

    5.India

    6.Iran

    7.Kyrgyzstan

    Who among the above are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)?

    A 1, 2, 4 and 5 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 4, 5, 6 and 7 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 2,3, 4 and 6 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization founded in Shanghai on 15 June 2001. The SCO currently comprises 9 Member States (China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Iran), four Observer States interested in acceding to full membership (Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia) and six “Dialogue Partners” (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey). In 2021, the decision was made to start the accession process of Iran to the SCO as a full member, and Egypt, Qatar as well as Saudi Arabia became dialogue partners.

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