MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - Members of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are concerned by the
current situation in Pakistan, the secretary general of the
regional security bloc said on Wednesday.
Over the past several weeks, Pakistani government forces
have been carrying out a large-scale operation against the
Taliban in the northwest of the country.
"We cannot but be worried by what is going in Pakistan,
specifically in the Swat valley," Bolat Nurgaliyev said.
He added that the Pakistani government was doing all it
could to bring the situation under control and that it had
assured the international community there was need to worry
about the country's nuclear weapons.
Nurgaliyev also said Pakistan was interested in
participating in the SCO's anti-terrorism structure.
The SCO regional security group comprises Russia, China,
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Russia took
over the presidency of the organization last August. Iran,
India, Mongolia and Pakistan have observer status.
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