OREANDA-NEWS. August 27, 2008. The SCO Council of Heads of State will hold its plenary session on August 28.

The member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, founded in 2001, are Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Four countries – India, Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan – have observer status.

Mr Medvedev will also have a number of bilateral meetings on the summit’s sidelines.