The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) called on Wednesday for a cease-fire in Libya, and urged all sides to strictly abide by UN Security Council resolutions.
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Shanghai bloc calls for Libya cease-fire
Posted by seumasach on June 16, 2011
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Zardari hopes Pakistan`s full SCO membership is approved expeditiously
Posted by seumasach on June 16, 2011
PakTribune
16th June, 2011
Addressing the SCO summit on its 10th anniversary in the capital of Kazakhstan, President Zardari said Pakistan would work with the member states of the SCO to maintain regional peace, spread shared prosperity and defeat terrorism. “Pakistan looks forward to working together with SCO countries for achieving shared prosperity and peace,” he said, adding that Pakistan had rendered great sacrifices in the fight against terrorism and militancy, which posed a common threat to the region.
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India-Pakistan territorial dispute obstacle to SCO membership
Posted by seumasach on June 16, 2011
16th June, 2011
The unsolved territorial problem between India and Pakistan is the main barrier to their accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a source from the Russian delegation told Interfax here Wednesday.
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Peace doves hover over Islamabad
Posted by seumasach on June 10, 2011
M.K.Bhadrakumar
11th June, 2011
A momentous week stretches ahead as Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives in Islamabad on Saturday for the inaugural session of the joint Afghan-Pakistani commission for reconciling the Taliban. The Pakistani army chief as well as the Inter-Intelligence Services head will be sitting on the commission and investing it with an unmistakable halo of prestige and authority.
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A SCO canopy for South Asia
Posted by seumasach on May 17, 2011
“Ironically, Afghanistan is all set now to become the ”hub” that will bring Central Asia and South Asia together – except that the historic process is taking place not under US stewardship, as Starr conceived, Bush probably wanted and Obama failed to follow up, but under Chinese and Russian partnership.”
M.K.Bhadrakumar
17th May, 2011
Grand visions take time to realize but they seldom die. They may languish but they regenerate and take new unexpected forms. The ”Great Central Asia” strategy envisioned by the George W Bush administration is most certainly one such grand vision.
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Russia and China challenge NATO
Posted by seumasach on May 10, 2011
M.K.Bhadrakumar
10th May, 2011
Consultations by Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Moscow at the weekend were expected to prepare the ground for the visit by President Hu Jintao to Russia next month. In the event, however, they assumed a character of immense significance to international security.
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US wants to clip Karzai’s wings
Posted by seumasach on January 25, 2011
“Karzai is banking on a pan-Afghan alliance to support his audacious plan to reconcile the Taliban, and the US is using the ethnic card to unravel Karzai’s alliance system.”
“Washington finds Karzai increasingly acting as an Afghan nationalist rather than as a US surrogate.”
“Meanwhile, Karzai is making sustained efforts to develop ties with Iran and Russia, including military cooperation, so as to reduce his dependence on the US by the 2014 timeline. Moscow has proposed a key role for Kabul in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.”
“Washington is negotiating a new Status of Forces Agreement with Kabul but Karzai is resisting the US plan to keep permanent military bases.”
M.K.Bhadrakumar
25th January, 2011
The United States’ proxy war against Afghan President Hamid Karzai has taken a vicious turn, undermining the tenuous political equations in the country. Washington is displeased with Karzai’s moves to accelerate reconciliation with the Taliban, while his pitch for a regional initiative and his agenda of a multi-vector foreign policy challenge US regional strategies.
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US, Russia fail to grip Kyrgyz helm
Posted by seumasach on June 27, 2010
M.K.Bhadrakumar
26th June, 2010
If the Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan were to be the litmus test, the United States’ “reset” of ties with Russia appears only selectively genuine. Kyrgyzstan is a perfect case for the two powers to agree to tactical cooperation, as there are significant common interests – and yet that is not happening.
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Welcome, comrade Maobama
Posted by seumasach on November 19, 2009
Pepe Escobar
17th November, 2009
BEIJING – Dear comrade Maobama,
It’s such an honor to receive you here in the northern capital of the Middle Kingdom as you pay tribute to the hub of the already developing 21st-century multipolar world.
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China to carry out ten billion USD loans for SCO member states, premier says
Posted by seumasach on October 17, 2009
14th October, 2009
China will carry out the announced ten billion U.S. dollars of loans for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states and continue to send trade and investment delegations to other members, said Premier Wen Jiabao Wednesday.
Wen also raised a seven-point proposal to enhance regional cooperation at the eighth prime ministers’ meeting of the SCO member states in Beijing.
First, to deepen financial and monetary cooperation. China will enhance the exchanges of financial and monetary policies and improve the trade settlement payment system to promote international monetary system reform, to enhance the diversification and rationalization of the international system and to jointly safeguard financial stability.
Second, to promote the security and facilitation of trade and investment. China will sign the Agreement on Encouragement and Reciprocal protection of Investments, and work out the Agreement on Facilitation of International Road Transport as soon as possible. The government will formulate the Plan on Road Network Development Coordination and strengthen the management on port cooperation, as well as to solve the food security problems of the member states.
Third, to accelerate the implementation of large economic and technological cooperation projects. China will mainly carry out the construction of infrastructures including roads and railways, to explore new clean energies and develop new economic growth points. It will give full play to industrial councils and bank consortium to create better conditions for middle and small industries.
Fourth, to expand channels of cooperation. China will deepen the reform in agriculture cooperation, guarantee food security and establish a promoting system for boarder agricultural trades. It will enhance technological cooperation, transformation and modernization of traditional industries, the capacity of creativity and industrialization of scientific results.
Fifth, China will carry out the announced ten billion U.S. dollars of loans for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states and continue to send trade and investment delegations to other members, to fight trade and investment protectionism and motivate trades and development of the members.
Sixth, to promote cultural exchanges, and the cooperation on health, education, disaster relief and human resources. China will support the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) with funds to join in the 2010 Shanghai Expo.
Seventh, to deepen the cooperation on security. China will intensify the fight against the three forces and steadily support each other on sovereignty, security and development.
The SCO, established in 2001, comprises China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Mongolia, India, Pakistan and Iran are observers of the group.
The eighth prime ministers’ meeting was chaired by Premier Wen and attended by his counterparts from Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives from the SCO observer nations and Afghanistan.
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Putin lays down law for Clinton
Posted by seumasach on October 16, 2009
Pepe Escobar
17th October, 2009
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For the (Western) news cycle, what stood out from United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Russia this week was an “appeal for cooperation” and a “challenge” for Russia to open up its political system, embrace “diversity” and shelve Cold War thinking.
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