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Events on Friday 15 June 2001 1
2001Shanghai Cooperation Organisation foundedSix states form a regional security blocChina, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan founded the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on 15 June 2001, building on an earlier border-security grouping. It focused on counter-terrorism, security and regional influence. It later expanded to include India and Pakistan.