Karachi: At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, which was held virtually and attended by the head of state of its members, the membership of the Islamic Republic of Iran in this organization was officially announced.
Based on this, the Islamic Republic of Iran became the ninth member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
China, Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan are the main members of this organization, and with the joining of Iran, this organization currently has 9 permanent members.
Iran’s membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has mutual benefits for both Iran and Shanghai and its members. This positive development can increase the added value associated with the Shanghai Organization as an important regional organization.
This development will be in line with the interests of all member countries and strengthen the process of regionalism.
In 2005 and four years after the official formation of this organization, the Islamic Republic of Iran became an observer member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization along with India and Pakistan, and a year later (2006) it submitted a request for permanent membership in this organization. India and Pakistan became permanent members of this organization in the summer of 2016.
Mr. Nourian Hassan, Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Karachi, in his statement, said that SCO has many advantages including:
-Three billion population in the entire world
-covering more than 20% of the GDP in the world,
-membership of Four nuclear powers of the world
- Similarly, membership two permanent members of the Security Council of the UN
- providing a unique and new area of experience for our country in the regional collaborations
Hassan Nourian added that
Iran has a plan to cooperate with this organization so that it can use this new opportunity in the best way to manage the illegal and unfairly imposed sanctions by the USA.
He reiterated that Iran won’t be isolated by the USA and I’ll wishers due to its dynamic foreign policy and good governess.
