BRI and Integration Strategies of SCO Member States.

1. Introduction of SCO and BRI F ounded in Shanghai on June 15 th , 2001, The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization that aims to strengthen mutual trust and relations among member states. It also promotes cooperation in political affairs, economics and trade, scientific-technical, cultural, and educational spheres.

   It also covers energy, transportation, tourism, and environmental protection, to promote regional security and stability and to create a democratic, equitable international political and economic order. After the expansion of the member states currently, SCO has eight member states, four observer states and six dialogue partners.

   SCO has become the regional organization with the largest population, the largest geographical area, and a great potential for economic cooperation.Since the early stages of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) put forward by China, BRI has been closely connected to SOC. Most member states, observer states and dialogue partners of SCO are countries located along BRI and have been supporters and participants of BRI. Both SCO and BRI play an essential role in regional development. After years of development, the two have stepped into a new stage and by being complimentary to each other, the two can give full play to their advantages to benefit all the people along with the BRI and SOC countries.

   The 2016 SCO Summit issued a communique reaffirming: "the SCO member states' initiative to establish favorable conditions for developing regional economic cooperation, including China's Silk Road Economic Belt project (as part of the BRI), which will contribute to forming new models for international cooperation, strengthen partnership ties between countries, increase investment, and create new employment opportunities.

   The 2018 SCO Qingdao Summit communique reaffirmed that heads of the delegation of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and other countries would support BRI. The efforts are taken towards its joint implementation, including the efforts to interlink project of the Eurasian Economic Union and the BRI and advocate the use of the potential of the countries of the region, international organizations and multilateral associations to create a broad, open, mutually beneficial and equal partnership in the SCO space.

2. Integration Strategies of SCO Member States With the in-depth cooperation and development of BRI, the member states of SCO have reached a consensus on BRI, and most member states have developed the national strategies to welcome and participate BRI. Considerable progress has been made during the first harvesting projects.

   1. Russia, EEU and BRIOn May 8th, 2015, a joint declaration---Joint Statement on Cooperation on the Construction of Joint Eurasian Economic Union and the Silk Road Projects --- was signed between China and Russia in Moscow on the integrating the...