Armenia has applied to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed during a press conference in Yerevan.
“Armenia has applied to the SCO for membership. This aligns with our agenda of pursuing a balanced and balancing foreign policy,” said the Prime Minister.
He reminded that Armenia currently obtains an observer status in the organization.
Pashinyan also noted that the move is connected to the substantive and structural changes currently taking place within the organization.
The Prime Minister emphasized that Armenia aims to continue implementing a balanced foreign policy and maintain partner relations in the north, south, west, and east.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry announced on July 3 that Yerevan had expressed its interest in becoming a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
