The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental international organization announced by Kazakstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in Shanghai, China on June 0, 2006. Its predecessor was the "Shanghai Five" mechanism.

The purposes of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are: to strengthen mutual trust and good-neighborliness among member States; Encourage member States to carry out effective cooperation in the fields of politics, economy and trade, science and technology, culture, education, energy, transportation, tourism and environmental protection; * * * Committed to maintaining and safeguarding regional peace, security and stability; Promote the establishment of a democratic, just and rational new international political and economic order. Internally, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization pursues the "Shanghai Spirit" of "mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations and seeking common development", while externally, it pursues the principles of non-alignment, non-targeting at other countries and regions and openness.