Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- China, Palestine and four other countries have applied for membership in the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), a multilateral body that recently held its fifth General Assembly in Kuwait City.

The other countries are Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Iraq and Poland.

Deemah Al Yahya, secretary general of the DCO, confirmed the membership requests to the press during a press conference on Thursday.

One DCO member state, which currently has 16 members, confirmed that the General Assembly has instructed the organisation's secretariat to ensure that all membership requests follow official procedures.

The membership of China and the other applicant countries is considered almost certain and will not require approval at another Ge...