Russia
Belarus' joining SCO needs to be discussed with members - Putin
Topic: Shanghai Cooperation Organization
22:12 16/12/2005
SOCHI, December 16 (RIA Novosti) - The possibility of Belarus joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional security body, will have to be discussed by all the member-countries, the Russian president said Friday.
Asked whether Belarus would join the SCO, Vladimir Putin said: "The SCO is an open organization."
However, Putin said the issue had not been raised in his talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko Thursday.

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