Belarus has also submitted an application to welcome new members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization! Iran will officially join the organization | Shanghai Cooperation Organization | Iran
According to Iran's front page news website on June 30th, Zhang Ming, Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, said on June 30th that Iran will be officially announced as a formal member of this strategic organization at the upcoming meeting of the organization.
According to reports, Zhang Ming said on the same day during a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abdullah, that from July 4th, Iran will receive all the rights and interests of SCO member states.
Zhang Ming also said that Iran plays an important role in promoting the achievement of the organization's goals. He said, "The process of Iran becoming a full member state occurred during my tenure as Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which makes me feel honored."
Abdullah Heyyan thanks the Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization for his efforts and cooperation in completing the process of Iran's formal accession to the organization.
He pointed out that the Iranian government, parliament, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs have done a lot of work to prepare and approve documents related to Iran's formal accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
According to reports, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is an intergovernmental political, economic, security, and defense organization established in 2001. In terms of geographical scope and population, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is considered the world's largest regional organization, covering approximately 60% of the Eurasian continent and 40% of the world's population.
At present, member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization include China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
According to Agence France Presse, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said on June 30th that Iran will be officially approved as a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Lavrov said at the unveiling event of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization center in Moscow, "Iran's formal membership will be approved at the meeting on July 4th."
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Foreign Minister Abdulrahijan said in a statement, "I believe Iran's formal membership will provide new and continuously enhancing capabilities for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization."
According to reports, in recent months, Iran has strengthened its diplomacy with friends and enemies, seeking to alleviate feelings of isolation, improve the economy, and project power. Iran is about to obtain membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. In addition, Iran also hopes to quickly join the BRICS cooperation mechanism, which also excludes Western countries.
According to reports, Russia's ally Belarus is also applying to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Lavrov said that next week's video summit will "initiate the process" to advance Belarus's qualification as a member state.
The European News Agency reported that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov announced on June 30th that Iran will officially join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization during its summit.
The report quoted TASS news agency as saying that the Russian Foreign Minister stated that after Iran and Belarus join successively, the SCO will cover the scope of "from Europe and the Middle East to South and East Asia".
According to a report by Belarusian News Agency on June 30th, it was learned that a bill on the accession of the Republic of Belarus to international treaties within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was approved at a meeting of the National Assembly.
This bill is submitted by the Council of Ministers on behalf of the Head of State to the House of Representatives and is part of the work done for Belarus to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. According to the bill, Belarus will join 22 international treaties and seven amendments. Belarus is striving to obtain the status of a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The contracting parties to these treaties are member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.