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18/07/22 05:41 AM IST

Varanasi Named First Cultural And Tourism Capital Of SCO

In News 
  • The holy city of Varanasi showcasing India’s culture and traditions over the ages will be declared the first “Cultural and Tourism Capital” of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
Significance 
  • It will become the cultural and tourism capital of the SCO for year 2022-23, as a part of SCO’s new rotating initiative that seeks to promote people-to-people ties and tourism among member countries.
  • Under the initiative, a city of cultural heritage from member states will be designated as cultural and tourism capital of SCO each year. Varanasi has become the first city to get the title.
  • City will be selected from member country, which will take over the Presidency of SCO on rotational basis.
  • Title will be given to cities in a bid to highlight its prominence.
  • The new initiative of the organisation will be implemented after the Samarkand Summit 2022.
About SCO 
  • SCO is a Eurasian political, economic and security alliance.
  • It is the successor of Shanghai Five, which was established in 1996.
  • Formation of SCO was announced on June 15, 2001.
  • Following this, the SCO Charter was inked on July 7, 2002 which came into effect on September 19, 2003. Membership of SCO has expanded to 8 countries now, viz., China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, India and Pakistan. India and Pakistan got membership on June 9, 2017.
Source- PIB 

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