# Putin: SCO expansion must not turn it into an amorphous structure

https://mins.news/en/item/41012

- TASS, 2026-09-01 21:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2180875

> Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Shanghai Cooperation Organization should expand gradually and without haste, rather than grow into an amorphous body. He said it now has 10 members and 15 other countries participating in various capacities, while future expansion depends on decisions by its permanent members.

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