The Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO) is an inter-governmental organization operated as a non-profit independent body with full international legal status. It is headquartered in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Members include agencies from: Bangladesh, China, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, South Korea, Thailand and the United Kingdom. Indonesia, Italy and Turkey also signed the APSCO convention. In 2005, the APSCO convention was signed in Beijing. Representatives from Algeria, Argentina, Malaysia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka and Ukraine also attended the founding ceremony.