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Iran has become a full member of the SCO

A memorandum of understanding between Iran and the SCO was signed in Samarkand. Photo: Internet On September 14, during a regular meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Samarkand, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming. This was reported by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein […]

A memorandum of understanding between Iran and the SCO was signed in Samarkand.

Photo: Internet

On September 14, during a regular meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Samarkand, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming. This was reported by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on his Twitter page.

“Today we entered a new stage of cooperation in economic, trade, transport, energy, and other areas,” wrote the head of Iran’s Foreign Ministry.

According to him, SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming congratulated Iran on its membership in the organization and the signing of this document.

Also in Tashkent on September 14, as part of the preparations for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit,

The signing ceremony of the memorandum granting dialogue partner status to the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Qatar

As reported by “Asia-Plus,” 10 countries, including Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Myanmar, Cambodia, Nepal, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, wish to become members of this organization. It is expected that the membership process for Belarus in this organization will begin.

The SCO was founded in 1996 by the leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, while Turkey is a dialogue partner of this organization.

Before Uzbekistan joined the SCO in 2001, the organization was called the “Shanghai Five.”

In June 2017, India and Pakistan joined the SCO.

In 2005, the Islamic Republic of Iran became an observer state of the SCO, and in 2021, the process of Iran’s accession as a full member of this organization began.

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