The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was founded in ___ with China, Russia, and Central Asian states as founding members.
- 2001
- 1996
- 2005
- 2010
Answer: 2001
The SCO was established in Shanghai on June 15, 2001. Its founding members were China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan joined in 2017.