Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Recently, the first conference on military medicine for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states was held in New Delhi,between 12-13thSeptember, 2019.Consider the following statements regarding the SCO:

  1. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is an international organisation of now eight member countries (the Republic of India, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s Republic of China, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan).
  2. SCO has two Permanent Bodies — (i) SCO Secretariat in Beijing and (ii) ExecutiveCommittee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in Tashkent.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

A
Only 1
B
Only 2
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2