Wang Xianju

(№.6,2015)

Abstract:Under the new international situation, Shanghai Cooperation Organization is faced with new challenges and threats in such fields as safety and economy. According to the Development Strategy of SCO until 2025 approved by SCO in Ufa Summit in July 2015, the member states will continue to take the strengthening of regional safety, launch of economic trade and cooperation in humanistic field as the major development directions of SCO, and will absorb new members in the open principle. However, SCO should not take the construction of “Eurasian Non-western Group” as its primary task. The safety and development of Central Asia region are still the emphasis of the work of SCO.

Keywords:SCO; Ufa Summit; regional safety; economic and trade cooperation; humanistic cooperation