Tehran, IRNA – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Iran is expected to ink a memorandum of obligations for achieving SCO member status.
Referring to the several promising decisions that will be adopted at the SCO summit, Zakharova said that it is expected to ink a memorandum of Iran’s obligations for acquiring SCO member status, which will permit Iran to join the founding documents and international treaties of the Organization.
Memorandums on dialogue partner status for Egypt, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia were organized for inking, the Russian diplomat said, adding that the process of dialogue partnership status granting will begin for Bahrain, Maldives, and other states.
She highlighted that the procedure of Belarus’s accession to the Organization will be launched at SCO Summit in Samarkand on September 15-16.
The SCO includes Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Observer countries include Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia. Partner countries are Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey, and Sri Lanka.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, along with leaders from 14 states, will attend the summit.
Source: Islamic Republic News Agency – IRNA
