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Foreign minister: Iran determined to play active role in Shanghai Cooperation Organization

07 March 2023 12:04 (UTC +04:00)

Iran has affirmed its "serious determination" to play an active role in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which is in the process of accepting the Islamic Republic's full membership, APA reports citing Press TV.

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks during a Monday meeting with the international body's visiting Secretary-General Zhang Ming, who is currently in the Iranian capital Tehran at the head of a delegation.

"The Islamic Republic enjoys a host of technical, industrial, technological, tourism, cultural and other capacities, which it can employ towards realization of the organization's goals," the top diplomat noted.

Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran believes the SCO can play an "important role in the new international security and economic arrangements," adding, "Development of economic cooperation [among the body's members] can contribute to sustainable security."

The Iranian foreign minister, meanwhile, appreciated the efforts made by the SCO's secretary-general and secretariat to facilitate Iran's membership in the organization.