SCO will work together to fight terrorism_美文

SCO will work together to fight terrorism

As Central Asia is a traditional zone of US influence, Washington has paid extra attention to the region, said the source.

However, although "the SCO will have communication with the US, there is low possibility for it to establish an institutionalized relationship," the source said.

A senior former official of the SCO Secretariat, however, told China Daily that he had never heard of the US application.

SCO expansion is among the hot topics at the Beijing summit. State leaders attending the meeting will discuss Afghanistan's application for observer status and the application from Turkey to become a dialogue partner.

Asked about efforts by Western countries, including the US, to establish closer relationshipswith SCO member countries, Cheng said that "China firmly upholds anything that is good for the stability and development of the Central Asian region and the countries there".

About the broadcaster:

Emily Cheng is an editor at China Daily. She was born in Sydney, Australia and graduated from the University of Sydney with a degree in Media, English Literature and Politics. She has worked in the media industry since starting university and this is the third time she has settled abroad - she interned with a magazine in Hong Kong 2007 and studied at the University of Leeds in 2009.