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SCO DIALOGUE PARTNER

30th March, 2023

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Context

  • Saudi Arabia has agreed to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a “dialogue partner, the latest indication of closer political ties with China.

Recent Developments

  • The decision followed an announcement by Saudi Aramco, which raised its multibillion-dollar investment in China, by finalising a planned joint venture in northeast China and acquiring a stake in a privately controlled petrochemical group.
  • Riyadh’s move to partner with the bloc also came less than three weeks after the unveiling of a landmark China-brokered reconciliation deal with Iran to restore full diplomatic relations that were severed seven years ago.
  • Riyadh has said that while it had engaged in previous rounds of bilateral talks with Tehran, the reconciliation process was jump-started by President Xi Jinping’s offer last year to serve as a “bridge” between the two Middle East heavyweights.

Must-Read Articles:

SCO Analysis: https://www.iasgyan.in/blogs/sco-summit-an-analysis

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q) Discuss the implications of Saudi Arabia joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as a dialogue partner. (250 words)

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