Go to the media bankMOSCOW, Sep 16Belarus joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will make this organization stronger , Dmitry Gusev, the first deputy chairman of the Duma faction «A Just Russia — For the Truth», told RIA Novosti. Earlier, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced the start of procedures for granting Belarus membership in the SCO. Now the republic has an observer status in this organization. This year, Belarus officially applied to join the SCO as a full member. «There is a big restructuring of world organizations. The future of Russia is in such world organizations as BRICS, SCO, APEC. The fact that Belarus joins these organizations and these organizations are becoming stronger , is a good right move, it is beneficial for Russia and can change world politics,» Gusev said, commenting on the possible accession of Belarus to the SCO. , 15:01It's time for Belarus to become a member of the «Shanghai family», Lukashenko said
