“At present, Belarus has submitted an application (on joining the SCO. -
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Today, this appeal of Belarus has been sent to the member countries, ”RIA Novosti quotes Norov as saying at a round table meeting in Moscow.
He admitted that if a general positive decision is made at the summit in Samarkand in September, the procedure for admitting Belarus to the SCO membership could begin.
In June, the Special Representative of the President of Russia for SCO Affairs Bakhtiyor Khakimov said that the Belarusian authorities had prepared an application to join the organization.