SCO Tourism Ministers Conference Concluded in China Details, Objectives, About

SCO Tourism Ministers Conference Concluded in China- Details, Objectives, About

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Tourism Ministers Conference was concluded in Wuhan, China.

It was the first meeting of SCO tourism ministers since the organisation was instituted in 2001 in Shanghai.

The SCO Tourism Ministers Conference was also attended by Indian Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism, K. J. Alphons.

SCO Tourism Ministers Conference Key Objectives

The SCO Tourism Ministers Conference meeting main objective was to devise a joint action plan that will serve as a guideline for tourism cooperation between SCO member states for 2019-2020.

The SCO Tourism Ministers Conference meet envisaged cooperation among national tourism administrations, along with several measures that member states could take to improve tourist experience and safety, develop tourist products and promote smart tourism.

About Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

SCO is political and security grouping headquartered in Beijing. It was founded in 2001. The full members of the organisation are China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, India and Pakistan. They represent over 40% of humanity and nearly 20% of the global GDP. Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia have observer status at present.

SCO is the successor of a grouping called Shanghai Five, founded by China in 1996. It comprised of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. In 2001 Uzbekistan was invited to join it and SCO was officially born. After Astana Summit Declaration in 2005, SCO has emerged as a regional security organization.

SCO’s main aim is to devise military cooperation between the members. It also works towards intelligence-sharing, counter-terrorism operations in Central Asia.