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The preparation for the main meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as part of Uzbekistan's chairmanship was discussed at a meeting of the Council of National Coordinators of the SCO member-states in Beijing, the Uzbek foreign ministry said April 22.

"The two sides exchanged views on the draft agenda, the outcome documents of the upcoming meetings of the Council of Heads of SCO member-states, the council of foreign ministers, the meetings of culture ministers, the meetings of board of the Business Council, the Council of Interbank Association, planned to be held in Tashkent," the statement said.

During the meeting, the Uzbek side informed the participants of the meeting about the results of the 11th meeting of Secretaries of Security Councils of the SCO member-states on April 13-14.

The SCO members are China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan, Iran, Mongolia and Belarus are the SCO observer-countries, while Turkey, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia and Nepal are dialogue partners.

A procedure was launched at the SCO summit in Ufa in July 2015 for admission of India and Pakistan to the organization.

Uzbekistan overtook from Russia the SCO chairmanship at the organization's summit in Ufa.

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