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SCO Council of National Coordinators Meets in Beijing

30 January 20261 min read
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSSCO Council ofNationalCoordinatorsMeets in Beijing30 January 2026safalsetu.com

Why in the news

National coordinators met to settle the agenda for high-level SCO summits planned later in 2026.

Key facts

  • CNC tasks: coordination, groundwork for CHS and CHG meetings, oversight of earlier decisions.
  • SCO: predecessor Shanghai Five (1996); languages Russian and Chinese; about 42% of world population and 23% of nominal GDP.
  • Members joined: India and Pakistan 2017, Iran 2023, Belarus 2024.

Exam angle

  • Ten members: China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Belarus.
  • RATS in Tashkent handles terrorism, separatism and extremism.

Test yourself

1. Where is the headquarters (Secretariat) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation located?

The SCO Secretariat is in Beijing.

2. Under whose chairmanship was the first SCO CNC meeting of 2026 held?

It was chaired by the Kyrgyz Republic.

3. Where is the SCO's Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) located?

RATS is located in Tashkent.

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