Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L, front) is greeted by a Chinese girl upon his arrival at the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China on June 14, 2006. Karzai is here to attend the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as guest of the host country. (Xinhua Photo)

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai will attend the SCO summit as a guest of the host country.

    The summit will also see participants from international organizations which have established cooperative relations with the SCO, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

    In an article published on the eve of the summit, Putin hailed the SCO as "having introduced new patterns of successful international cooperation" and "an important factor for maintaining stability in Eurasia." Enditem

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