SCO Summit held on 24th June 2016
Q. SCO summit concluded in which city in the world on 24th June 2016?- Published on 01 Jul 16a. Tashkent
b. Madrid
c. New York
d. Atlanta
ANSWER: Tashkent
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit concluded on 24 June 2016 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The 2-day meeting was conducted under the presidency of Uzbekistan.
- India and Pakistan signed the Memorandum of Obligations on 24 June 2016.
- The signing of Memorandum of Obligations by India and Pakistan started the formal process of joining the SCO as a full member. They are expected to become full members by the next meeting at Astana in 2017.
- It was founded in 2001 in Shanghai by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.