SCO urged to cut trade barriers

Premier: Country hopes to help bloc improve their economies

China proposed to help Shanghai Cooperation Organisation countries upgrade their resource-based economies with advanced industrial equipment and financial support to hedge against the impact of plunging oil prices and geopolitical uncertainties.

The organization's six members - China, Russia and four Central Asian countries - signed deals to deepen cooperation in customs, law enforcement and a multilateral economic and trade outline on Monday, following the 13th prime ministers' meeting of the bloc in Astana, Kazakhstan.