SCO restrains military intervention in Syria,Middle East

Leaders of China, Russia,along four Central Asian countries say they oppose any military intervention to stop the violence in Syria.The leaders in a a joint statement in Beijing on Thursday at the end of a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a mutual-security and economic body.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Vladimir Putin took part, while Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attended as an observer.The joint statement says the Shanghai group is against military interference in the affairs of the Middle East and North Africa. It also rejects any enforced handover of power or unilateral sanctions, and stresses the need to resolve problems with dialogue.

In an apparent attempt to counter Israel's threat of a military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, the statement says the use of force could threaten stability in the region and have an unpredictable impact.The organization has agreed to invite Afghanistan as an observer to future summits.

  Political Analysts  have an opinion that the Shanghai group is likely to increase its involvement in Afghanistan toward late 2014, when US-led multinational troops are due to withdraw from the country.