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Published: 16 June, 2009, 14:07

Heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member-nations hold a meeting in Yekaterinburg (AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / KREMLIN POOL / VLADIMIR RODIONOV)

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The participation of Afghanistan, Pakistan and their direct neighbors could result in important agreements on regional security, says Aleksandr Pikayev from the Institute of World Economy and International Relations.

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