Iranian FM holds telephone conversation with SCO's secretary general
ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency
Sat / 1 July 2023 / 12:08
Tehran (ISNA) - Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian spoke with Zhang Ming, Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on the phone about the trend of cooperation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the SCO.
They also talked about the upcoming meeting of the organization.
The top Iranian diplomat thanked the SCO's chief for his efforts and cooperation for the purpose of completing the process for the Islamic Republic of Iran's full accession to the body.
He also reiterated Iran's readiness for participation in the next meeting of the SCO that will be held online.
Referring to the extensive efforts of the Iranian government, parliament and Foreign Ministry to prepare and approve the documents related to Iran's full membership in the SCO, Amir-Abdollahian said he is confident that Iran's final accession to the organization will provide the body with a new and growing capacity.
The top Iranian diplomat also said that the official introduction of the Iranian national coordinator to the SCO's secretariat will be announced next week.
The SCO secretary general, for his part, expressed pleasure with Iran's full access to the grouping and stressed that Iran's full membership in the SCO will be officially announced in its next meeting.
Ming noted that as of July 4, Iran will enjoy full benefits of this membership that are reserved for the SCO member states.
The SCO chief further described Iran's role in promoting the objectives of the body as important, saying, "It's a great honor for me that the process of Iran's permanent membership is happening during my tenure as the secretary general of the SCO".
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