China, Russia, Central Asian states sign deal, establish anti-terrorism headquarters

Courtesy AP Press:

China Signs Deals With Russia, Neighbors

BEIJING - Reaching out to its strategic backyard, China signed agreements with Russia and four Central Asian neighbors Tuesday in an effort to strengthen a 7-year-old security alliance and encourage economic links across a largely undeveloped region.
Prime ministers from the six member nations, in what they described as a coming of age for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, approved the group’s first budget and established its headquarters and a regional anti-terrorism center. They also signed an outline for greater cooperation between their economies.
In a region where fighting terrorism is a top priority, China’s jockeying to ally itself with the Central Asian nations at its western flank dovetails perfectly with its desire to be the key strategic player in the region.

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This entry was written by Robert Koehler, posted on September 24, 2003 at 11:56 am, filed under East and Central Asia. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

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  1. Dee your flag
    Posted October 14, 2003 at 11:45 pm | Permalink

    thanks for this. i’m trying to learn as much as i can about the region before i go to Uzbekistan for 2 years with the Peace Corps.

    dee

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