The heads of the six-member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) signed a landmark pact on Thursday that boosts the development of the SCO.

The Treaty on Long-term Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation was signed at the SCO summit held in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital. The treaty is also an important accomplishment as it furthers, in legal form, SCO members' desire for eternal peace and friendship through the generations.

Doubtless, the treaty facilitates unity and mutual trust among SCO member states. Unity is a prerequisite to deepening cooperation among members and mutual trust guarantees success of the cooperation. In this sense, the treaty will power the SCO members' cooperation in the areas of security, economics and culture.