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Lukashenko: Belarus is very proud of becoming a full SCO member

MINSK, 4 July (BelTA) – Belarus is proud of becoming a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement during the SCO+ meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan on 4 July, BelTA has learned.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “Belarus is very proud of becoming a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. And we will bolster the Shanghai spirit of the organization based on principles of mutual respect, equality, and solidarity.”

He assured that as a European country Belarus will do everything to make the Shanghai Cooperation Organization a global organization. “Allow me to assure you that Belarus will religiously stick to humane principles, which our organization advocates. Have absolutely no doubt that Minsk will occupy a worthy place among the capital cities, which are represented here. We have something to offer in concrete cooperation avenues. We have nearly ten years of observer state experience in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, stable political contacts and economic ties with all the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,” the president stated.

He invited everyone to take part in cooperation and said the following phrase in Belarusian: “We will be glad to welcome you in hospitable Belarus with open hands, dear friends!”

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