‘We see serious prospects here; not only for economic liaisons, but also for political and diplomatic cooperation. This is very important today,” Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik told his country’s media when asked about his meeting with Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Zhang Ming on March 9. The SCO is a political and security union that spans Eurasia and currently has eight members—China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
“The SCO is one of the main pillars of the multipolar world. It is very important to be involved in the processes of strengthening multipolarity from the group’s standpoint. The
