#sco

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Indian PM, Narendra #Modi at the #ShanghaiCooperation Organisation virtual forum attended by the Chinese president, Xi #Jinping, Russian president, Vladimir #Putin, Iranian president, Ibrahim #Raisi, Pakistani PM, Shehbaz #Sharif, Kazakh president, Kassym-Jomart #Tokayev and other SCO leaders:

“Afghan soil should not be used to destabilise our neighbourhood (…) the SCO should work for welfare of Afghan people and provide humanitarian aid”.

“extremely happy to see Iran joining the SCO as a new member today”.

“We do not see the #SCO as an extended neighbourhood, but rather as an extended family. Security, economic development, connectivity, unity, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity and environmental protection are the pillars of our vision for the SCO”.

“The SCO must not hesitate to criticise countries that support #terrorism (…) terrorist has become a threat to regional and global #peace. There is a need for decisive action now”.
#Iran #India #China #Russia #Kazakistam #Afghanistan #Pakistan #Economy #Politics
🔗 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sco-summit-live-updates-july-4/liveblog/101473995.cms

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Iran to join Asian security body founded by Russia, China

#Iran has moved a step closer towards becoming a permanent member of a #China and Russia-dominated Asian security body, as Tehran seeks to overcome economic isolation imposed by U.S. sanctions.

Foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Thursday said Iran had signed a memorandum of obligations to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, which is holding a summit this week in Uzbekistan.

The body, formed in the 2001 as a talking shop for #Russia, China and ex-Soviet states in Central Asia, expanded four years ago to include #India and #Pakistan, with a view to playing a bigger role as counterweight to Western influence in the region.

"By signing the document for full membership of the #SCO, now Iran has entered a new stage of various economic, commercial, transit and energy cooperation," Hossein Amirabdollahian wrote on his Instagram page.
#Politics #Geopolitics #Security
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-signs-memorandum-joining-shanghai-cooperation-organisation-tass-2022-09-15/