Varanasi to become Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 1st ‘cultural and tourism capital’


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By: Shubham Ghosh INDIA’S holy city of Varanasi, which showcases the South Asian nation’s culture and traditions over the ages, is set to be declared the first ‘Cultural and Tourism Capital’ of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) grouping, its secretary general Zhang Ming said in Beijing, China, on Friday (15). The SCO, which is headquartered in the Chinese capital, is an eight-member economic and security alliance featuring, besides India, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan. Zhang, a senior Chinese diplomat who took over as the SCO’s secretary general in January this year, said Varanasi will become the ‘Cultural...