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Admission of Armenia, Azerbaijan to SCO contingent on consensus -  former Secretary General

Admission of Armenia, Azerbaijan to SCO contingent on consensus -  former Secretary General

ArmInfo.The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is not delaying the  membership issue of Azerbaijan and Armenia; their accession is  contingent on consensus. Former SCO Secretary General (2016-2018)  Rashid Alimov stated this in an interview with TASS.

"The procedure for admitting new member states is clearly defined and  has consistently proven effective.  Membership decisions are reached  through consensus. Throughout the history of the SCO, no application  has been rejected. Each application is carefully and meticulously  reviewed on an individual basis. From the outside, it may seem like  the process is slow, but that is not the case," Alimov noted,  commenting on the issue of Baku and Yerevan joining the SCO. The  organization's former Secretary-General emphasized that the focus  should no be on the speed of the application process, but rather on  the ongoing nature of the process.

"The SCO doesn't make quick decisions," he pointed out.

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