Following their induction, both India and Pakistan are expected to follow the Tashkent-based Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure, and participate in the joint military exercises conducted annually by the group. Pakistan fully subscribes to the Charter of SCO and the "Shanghai Spirit".
PM Sharif thanked the Russian President and said that he was honoured to meet him again after their meeting on the sidelines on SCO Summit 2015 in Ufa, Russia. "Instead of talking about counterweights and containment, let us create shared spaces for all", he added.
Today, SCO has truly become transnational in coming decades it will serve as a strong link between Asia Pacific, East Asia, West Asia and the Atlantic region, he remarked.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in his inaugural speech during the 17th SCO summit welcomed Pakistan as full member of the organisation.
India and Pakistan today joined the SCO, the first-ever expansion of the China-dominated security grouping that is increasingly seen as a counterweight to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
Jaishankar further said that both leaders also discussed economic and defence issues, including the vexed subject of terrorism and how it can be effectively tackled.
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The Declaration on the Establishment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was signed in China's Shanghai in June 2001 by the six founding states - Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The SCO, he said, also must cooperate with the United Nations and other global organisations to halt the trafficking of drugs from Afghanistan.
A summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is under way in Kazakhstan's capital, Astana.
Heads of several other countries including Afghanistan, Iran, Sri Lanka are also attending the summit in the capacity of Observers and Dialogue Partners of the SCO.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly pitched for coordinated efforts among SCO members to combat the menace of terrorism and enhance connectivity without impinging on sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The group will then represent almost half of the world's population after the inclusion of the subcontinental neighbours.
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