Iran’s full membership in Shanghai Cooperation Organization ‘very useful decision’: Russian envoy

A Russian diplomat has praised Iran’s full membership at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a “very useful decision,” saying members of the Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance share the same opinion.

Raeisi has described the approval of Iran’s permanent membership in the SCO as a “diplomatic achievement,” calling on the Iranian Foreign Ministry and other relevant ministries to take this new opportunity to connect to major Asian economic resources.