permanent member of the United Nations Security Council G20 SCO BRICS APEC OSCE WTO CIS CSTO Eurasian Economic Union
The country is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council; a member state of the G20, the SCO, BRICS, the APEC, the OSCE, and the WTO; and is the leading member state of post-Soviet organizations such as the CIS, the CSTO, and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).