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Interconnectivity in the Region of Eurasia: Mongolia’s Presence in the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization)

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Altai Dulbaa

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2134/2018.06.001

Affiliation(s)

Academy of Sciences of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

ABSTRACT

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was formed in 2001 after breakdown of the socialist system and the Soviet Union as a new form of cooperation between former socialist countries in Eurasian region. Mongolia joined the SCO in 2005 with an observer member status. Since 2007, Presidents of Mongolia began to participate every year to the Summit of the heads of SCO member states. By the initiative of Mongolian President, in 2014 the tripartite format of the meetings of the leaders of three countries: Russia, China, and Mongolia were established. In June 2016, during the third meeting of the leaders of Russia, China, and Mongolia in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), “The Russia-China-Mongolia Economic Corridor Program” document was signed. This program is aiming to develop the infrastructure of three countries, ensuring the competitiveness of products on the world market, and strengthening the Eurasian integration. The content of this program is combining the main ideas of Chinese “Belt-Road” megaproject, Russian initiative for developing of Eurasian economic integration and Mongolian “Steppe Road” project. The main goal of the “Steppe Road” initiative is to involve Mongolia to become the transit territory for transportation of natural gas, oil, and other products between Russia and China. In conclusion, the author gives some comments regarding the issue of full membership status of Mongolia to the international organization—SCO.

KEYWORDS

multi-pillar policy, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the tripartite format of the meetings of the leaders of Russia, China, and Mongolia, Russia-China-Mongolia Economic Corridor Program, “Steppe Road” project initiative

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