Xi says China backs India's bid to join SCO

China welcomes and supports India to become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping said in Dew Delhi Thursday. [Special coverage]

Founded in 2001, the SCO groups China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It hasAfghanistan, India,Iran, Mongolia andPakistan as observers, and Belarus, Turkey and Sri Lanka as dialogue partners.