On September 15 and 16, the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be held in Samarkand.

Alexander Lukashenko

is also visiting Samarkand

.

But he was not present at the main meeting, he was invited and given the floor at the meeting of the summit in an expanded composition.

Speaking about the priorities of Belarus in the SCO, Lukashenka mentioned Western sanctions for Russia's war against Ukraine and the complicity of the Belarusian authorities in this.

In July 2022, Belarus submitted an application to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

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