Shanghai Cooperation Organization

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization which was founded on June 14, 2001 by leaders of the People's Republic of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Except for Uzbekistan, the other countries had been members of the Shanghai Five; after the inclusion of Uzbekistan in 2001, the members renamed the organization.

Though the declaration on the establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization contained a statement that it "is not an alliance directed against other states and regions and it adheres to the principle of openness", most observers believe that one of the original purposes of the SCO was to serve as a counterbalance to the United States and in particular to avoid conflicts that would allow the United States to intervene in areas near both Russia and China. Many observers also believe that the organization was formed as a direct response to the threat of missile defense systems by the United States, after the United States reversed course in its nuclear policy and began promoting National Missile Defense.

Among other nations of the wider region, Mongolia became the first country to receive observer status at the 2004 Tashkent Summit.

By now, all these countries ( Mongolia,Pakistan,and Iran) have applied for full membership.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Coop...on_Organization

Should we join this organisation???

Mongolia did not apply for membership. Mongolia is just observant-member.

Should Mongolia join SCO? I think Mongolia will join SCO or anyother organization for some kind of benefit, for example - improvement of economical relationship, financial aid etc. If there is no such benefit Mongolia will not join. Certainly Mongolia would not join SCO to counterbalance US or to crash rebellion in Cenral Asia or Xinjiang.

Plus Mongolia already declared its Nuke-free zone.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_Nuc...ons-Free_Status

http://www.un.int/mongolia/ssnwfz.htm

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Also Mongolia's foreign policy is neutrality in many aspects, but being a small county it is kind of ignored by giants.