INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - On Wednesday night, Iran signed a memorandum of commitments in the path to fully join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(SCO).They were signed between Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and SCO Secretary General Zhang Ming in Samarkand,
Uzbekistan."Tonight, in the historical city of Samarkand, I signed the memorandum of commitments of the Islamic Republic of Iran's permanent
membership at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, with the secretary-general," Amir Abdollahian tweeted."Now, we have entered a new stage
country is important for the SCO
begins in Uzbekistan, the current chair of the organization.Amir Abdollahian is accompanying President Raisi who flew to Samarkand, the
venue of the summit.The summit, which officially began on Thursday and lasts until Friday, brings certain heads of states, including the
Iran's membership in the body was later approved by the Iranian administration
On Wednesday, government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi said the draft legislation outlining Iran's membership in the organization had been
submitted to the Iranian parliament for approval.The SCO was initially founded by China, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and
Currently it has eight official members, including Pakistan and India
