China's top legislature approved the country's good-neighborly treaty with Tajikistan on Friday, indicating the country has established good-neighborly ties with all five other SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) member countries.

Under the treaty signed, the two sides will enhance the fight against terrorism, separatism, extremism, organized crimes, illegal migration, weapon and drug trafficking.

Tajikistan vows in the treaty that it would not establish official ties in any form with Taiwan, nor engage in any official exchange or set up "representative bodies" with each other.

Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei said the treaty will help China to further exchanges and cooperation with neighboring countries and maintain peace and stability of Central Asia and Asia as a whole.

"It's in line with the basic interests of China," Wu added.

The Good-neighborly Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between China and Tajikistan was signed by Chinese President Hu Jintao and Tajikistan President Emomali Rakhmon in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2007.

Lawmakers have discussed the treaty at the 28th session of the 10th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) held from June 24 to 29.

The SCO, founded in Shanghai in 2001, comprises six member countries, namely China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It pledges to enhance security, trade, cultural, military and justice cooperation among member countries.

Source: Xinhua