Consider the following statement about SCO?

        I.            Chinese and Russian are the two official languages of the SCO.

      II.            Prayagraj has been selected as the SCO region’s first “Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2022-23.

    III.            SCO is a Eurasian political, economic and military organization aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region.

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

Solution

Statement I is correct - The official languages of the SCO are Chinese and Russian. Statement II is not correct - Varanasi has been chosen as the SCO region's first "Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2022–23" ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, which will take place in September 2022. The new initiative will come into force after the Samarkand summit following which India will take over the Presidency and host the next Heads of the State summit Statement III is correct - SCO is a Eurasian political, economic and military organization aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region.