Mongolia has shunned becoming a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Group (SCO) for nearly 20 years, selecting to be an observer state since 2004 at the same time as different nations corresponding to India, Pakistan and Iran grew to become full-fledged members.
China is able to strengthen cooperation with Mongolia underneath the SCO and different multilateral frameworks to raised safeguard their frequent pursuits, Li instructed Mongolian Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene on the sidelines of an SCO assembly in Bishkek on Thursday.
Oyun-Erdene instructed Li that Mongolia is able to work with China to additional construct up mutual belief whereas advancing plans to construct up the Mongolia-China-Russia financial hall, with out commenting on any plans on being an SCO member.
In a speech earlier than SCO states in Bishkek, Oyun-Erdene mentioned Mongolia will implement a multi-pillared and unbiased international coverage whereas growing mutually helpful cooperation with SCO international locations.
Mongolia has lengthy targeted on constructing bilateral ties with its neighbours and different Asian international locations, even getting into into tripartite financial and safety pacts with its two largest neighbours China and Russia.
However it additionally pursues a so-called “third neighbour” diplomacy in a present of its political independence, forging strategic partnerships with international locations corresponding to the USA, Japan and South Korea whereas resisting calls to affix regional safety alliances.
The SCO, whereas not a army alliance, has been increasing cooperation in areas corresponding to counter-terrorism and searching for to enlarge its international affect with new members, providing a Eurasian various to Western blocs such because the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato).
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