Modi, Xi push for balanced trade ties, stress border stability at SCO Summit About SCO SCO stands for "Shanghai Cooperation Organization". It is an intergovernmental political, economic, and security alliance founded in 2001 by Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. The first summit was held in Shanghai, China, in 2001. The SCO aims to promote cooperation and mutual support in areas such as trade, investment, energy, transportation, and security. The Shanghai Spirit is the core value of the SCO. It is about mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for cultural diversity, and the pursuit of common development among the SCO members. The official working language of the SCO Secretariat is Russian and Chinese. The main objectives of SCO are: Strengthen relations among member states. Promote cooperation in political affairs, economics, and trade, scientific-technical, cultural, and educational spheres as well as in energy, transp...
