The entry of Belarus into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a matter of the near future, it will happen in the near future, Sergei Syrankov, a member of the Permanent Commission on International Affairs of the Belarusian House of Representatives told.
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Earlier, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said that it is necessary to intensify the process of Minsk’s entry into the SCO.
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“This is a question of the near future, it is too early to talk about specific dates, but I think this will happen in the near future,” Syrankov said.
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The task of Belarus joining the SCO, he added, was set by President Alexander Lukashenko, and the foreign policy situation over the years has evolved in such a way that Belarus in the SCO has turned from an observer into a full participant, with which the association itself agrees.
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“This is an important step towards improving the level of international relations of the SCO member countries, since Belarus has become a platform for resolving disputes within certain states, but also between states,” the deputy concluded.
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According to him, today both the West and the United States and their satellites regard Belarus as “an efficient and effective negotiating platform between the West and the East.”
