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Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization came to an end with signing of Final Declaration in Dushanbe

Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) came to an end with signing of Final Declaration in Dushanbe, the agency reports. Dushanbe Declarations reflect the role and place of SCO in the Central-Asian region and the world. The Declaration underlines the necessity to observe principles of territorial integrity of the states. SCO countries have approved peace-making efforts of Russia, but have expressed concern about the last events.

Dushanbe. August 29. Kazakhstan Today - Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) came to an end with signing of Final Declaration in Dushanbe, the agency reports. Dushanbe Declarations reflect the role and place of SCO in the Central-Asian region and the world. The Declaration underlines the necessity to observe principles of territorial integrity of the states. SCO countries have approved peace-making efforts of Russia, but have expressed concern about the last events.

"SCO member states express deep concern in connection with recently conflict in South Ossetian and call upon the parties through dialogues to peacefully resolve the existing problems. SCO member states welcome approval on August, 12 in Moscow of six principles of settlements of the conflict in South Ossetia and support an active role of Russia in assistance to peace and cooperation in this region," the Declaration states.

"SCO member states express satisfaction with the strengthened cooperation in struggle against terrorism, separatism and extremism within the limits of the organization and plan to raise cooperation in the sphere of safety of the member states to a qualitatively new level, using opportunities of SCO regional antiterrorist structure," the Declaration states.

SCO participants have confirmed adherence to strengthening of the central coordinating role of the United Nations in the organization of the international counteraction to terrorism threat.

The summit participants signed the Agreement on struggle against illegal circulation of weapons, ammunition, and explosives, the Memorandum of bases of partner relations between SCO Interbank Association and Eurasian Development Bank, the Decree on approval of regulations on the status of partnership on SCO dialogue, the Decree on approval of the Protocol of SCO Secretary General on activity of the organization for the last year, the Decree on approval of the protocol on activity of Regional antiterrorist structure in 2007. Following the results of the summit, the leaders of SCO member states approved the joint communique.

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