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188466
Tue, 06/14/2011 - 12:26
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President Lauds Iran's Close Ties with SCO Member States
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who left Tehran for Astana to take part in the 10th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting, praised Iran's amicable ties with SCO member states.
Speaking to reporters prior to his departure for Astana, Kazakhstan, Ahmadinejad said that his visit is aimed at elaborating Iran's stands regarding regional and international developments during the meeting.
The Iranian president further underlined Iran's regional influence and added that that the Islamic Republic of Iran plays effective and key role in international developments.
The 10th SCO meeting is to kick off on June 15.
Ahmadinejad is due to meet his Russian and Chinese counterparts on the sidelines of an upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kazakhstan.
Ahmadinejad is due to meet with a number of senior officials to be participating in the summit, including Russian and Chinese Presidents Dmitri Medvedev and Hu Jintao.
The Iranian president is also slated to have meetings with high-ranking Kazakh officials on the sidelines of the SCO summit to discuss bilateral ties and cooperation between the two neighboring states.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization which was founded in 2001 in Shanghai, China, by the Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tajik, Uzbek and Chinese heads of state.
Iran currently holds an observer status in the group and applied for full membership in a request filed on March 24, 2008.
SCO member governments include China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as four formally designated observer countries, namely Iran, India, Mongolia and Pakistan.
Speaking to reporters prior to his departure for Astana, Kazakhstan, Ahmadinejad said that his visit is aimed at elaborating Iran's stands regarding regional and international developments during the meeting.
The Iranian president further underlined Iran's regional influence and added that that the Islamic Republic of Iran plays effective and key role in international developments.
The 10th SCO meeting is to kick off on June 15.
Ahmadinejad is due to meet his Russian and Chinese counterparts on the sidelines of an upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Kazakhstan.
Ahmadinejad is due to meet with a number of senior officials to be participating in the summit, including Russian and Chinese Presidents Dmitri Medvedev and Hu Jintao.
The Iranian president is also slated to have meetings with high-ranking Kazakh officials on the sidelines of the SCO summit to discuss bilateral ties and cooperation between the two neighboring states.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization which was founded in 2001 in Shanghai, China, by the Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tajik, Uzbek and Chinese heads of state.
Iran currently holds an observer status in the group and applied for full membership in a request filed on March 24, 2008.
SCO member governments include China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as four formally designated observer countries, namely Iran, India, Mongolia and Pakistan.
