The Chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has passed from Kazakhstan to China, according to the Astana Declaration signed by the SCO Council of Heads of State in the Kazakh capital.
The SCO next summit will be held in Beijing next year.
Kazakhstan completed its one-year term as Chair of the SCO at the summit in Astana.
During this time, over 150 events covering various areas of cooperation were held within the organization.
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