IPS reports that the SCO has failed to fall in line with Russia over the actions in Georgia. No surprise, but noteworthy all the same from the standpoint of “not everything says goes”.
Faced with the first serious military conflict since its establishment in 2001, the SCO has failed to take a clear-cut stance, hiding its ambiguity behind statements of concern over the tensions in the region and praise for Russia’s role.
Led by China, the group’s other four members — the Central Asian ex-Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan — refrained from condemning Georgia for igniting the conflict. They stopped short of endorsing the birth of the two independent republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, now formally recognised by Moscow.
The reasons? China doesn’t like seperatism of any shade, while the other four don’t like the idea that Russian tanks can roll in and change anything they please.
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