-Caveat Lector- The report below comes from Itar-Tass (Russian News Agency). Please also visit the following BBC link for another report: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1387000/1387576.stm Some comments are at the end of this story..... --------- Shanghai Surprise? Source: Itar-Tass (Russian News Agency) Shanghai Five national coordinators discussed the preparation for the upcoming summit at their meeting in Beijing on Monday. The two-day meeting was attended by a representative of Uzbekistan which intends to join the regional organisation. The meeting participants also discussed the details of preparing a session of heads of state of Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to be held in Shanghai on June 14-15. At their upcoming meeting, the summiteers will announce about creating the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. The Shanghai Five summit is expected to become an event of major international importance. According to analysts, participants in the summit are expected to announce the transformation of the Shanghai Five into a Shanghai organisation of cooperation, a full-fledged regional forum of partnership. Uzbekistan is expected to become a co-founder of the new regional organisation. "Uzbekistan is one of the key countries of the region, and its participation in the forum will have major importance," Russian Ambassador to China Igor Rogachev said on Sunday. The process of Tashkent's integration into the Shanghai Five was initiated by Uzbek President Islam Karimov's participation in the Shanghai Five summit in Dushanbe last year. Russian experts believe that Uzbekistan's participation in the forum will give it integrity. The new organisation seeks stabilisation of the situation in Central Asia, the development of member-countries' cooperation in fight against international terrorism and extremism. A convention on fight against terrorism, separatism and extremism, which is expected to be signed during the forthcoming summit, acquires particular importance within such context. Participants in the forum have repeatedly stressed that the Shanghai Five is not aimed against third countries, and on the contrary contributes to the strengthening of regional security. The forum is open to all interested countries. Mongolia has shown interest in the Shanghai forum. The USA is considering participation in the forum as an observer. Experts believe that the Russian, Chinese, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Kazakh and Uzbek leaders will focus on economic cooperation within the context of discussions on preparation for the first prime ministerial meeting of the six states, scheduled in Kazakhstan for September. Work on developing cooperation in humanitarian field is underway. The six counties are also expected to soon agree about regular meetings of their education ministers. (end) <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
