BEIJING (Reuters/AFP): Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) oppose trade measures that violate WTO rules and principles, according to a joint statement on trade reached at an SCO summit released by China's official Xinhua news agency on Monday.
The countries are concerned about measures that disrupt the stability of the global supply chain, and call for "dialogue and cooperation among all parties," the statement said.
The SCO on Monday warned against reinterpretation of a United Nations resolution endorsing a 2015 Iran nuclear deal, after European powers triggered a mechanism to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran.
The SCO member states reaffirmed the "binding nature" of the resolution, saying "any attempts to misinterpret or arbitrarily reinterpret this resolution will undermine the authority of the Security Council", according to the final declaration of their summit in Tianjin. -- Reuters/AFP
