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BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Shanghai
Cooperation Organization and the Eurasian Economic Community will enhance
energy and transport cooperation in a bid to facilitate trade and boost
regional economy.
The SCO, involving China, Russia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, signed a
memorandum of understanding on Monday with the EEC, which includes Russia,
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The two sides will promote exchange and
cooperation in such fields as trade, energy, environmental protection,
transport, communication, investment, tourism, education, healthcare,
sports,science and technology.
"We agreed to give priority to energy
cooperation, which is of common concern and important for regional
development," said Zhang Deguang, SCO secretary-general.
He said the two organizations have made
"primary" discussions on this subject and offered some proposals,
including cooperation in building hydro-power stations in Kyrgyzstan and
Tajikistan and upgrading of oil and natural gas pipelines.
Details of these proposals were left for
experts to discuss, he said.
The two organizations will also cooperate in
improving a regional transport system to facilitate trade between Asia and
Europe. The EEC will launch a pilot project on container transportation
among its member countries this year to find out possible
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