TEHRAN, Jun 3 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian foreign minister said, Iran’s permanent membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), will be finalised in early July.
Making the remarks in an interview with Iran’s IRIB news agency, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said, following the approval from the Kyrgyz parliament, all SCO founding members have given Iran the greenlight towards permanent membership.
Thus, Iran’s permanent membership will be finalised in the next summit of the SCO Council of Heads of State, which is set to be held on July 4, and attended by the Iranian president, he added.
In Nov, 2022, the Iranian parliament approved a bill, on the country’s SCO membership, by an overwhelming majority.
In Sept, 2021, the 21st meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State, held in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, declared the decision to start admitting Iran as a full member of the organisation.
According to a SCO statement, India is set to host the 22nd Summit of the SCO Council of Heads of State, on July 4, 2023, in the virtual format.
