ASTANA, Kazakhstan – The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) called on Wednesday for a cease-fire in Libya, and urged all sides to strictly abide by UN Security Council resolutions.
In the Astana Declaration, signed by the leaders of the member countries of the regional bloc, the SCO expressed its concerns over the situation in the Middle East and North Africa.
It said the group supported countries in North Africa and the Middle East developing democracy in accordance with their own history and cultural traditions.