Iranian vice president attends SCO meeting in Uzbekistan 

TEHRAN – Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri visited Tashkent on Friday to attend a meeting of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Rouhani says U.S. is serious threat to international stability

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday that the U.S. has adopted an “aggressive approach” and is a serious threat to the international stability.

Rouhani, Putin hold talks on regional security

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met on Friday to discuss the volatile security situation in the Middle East region.

Unilateral U.S. actions solely responsible for regional insecurity: Zarif

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the U.S. unilateral actions and economic terrorism are solely responsible for insecurity in the region.

Senior Iranian diplomat meets Abdullah in Tajikistan

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy foreign minister on Saturday met with Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Zarif compares and contrasts G7 with SCO

TEHRAN – In a tweet on Monday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif compared and contrasted two simultaneous summits that were held recently, namely the G7 and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Zarif says participants at SCO support nuclear deal

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that participants at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit supported the 2015 international nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

No obstacle to Iran’s SCO membership, envoy says

TEHRAN – There is no obstacle to Iran’s full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Iranian Ambassador to Beijing Ali Asqar Khaji has said.

Rouhani at SCO summit: Unilateral sanctions damage legal int’l business

Addressing the 18th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Sunday in Qingdao, China, President Hassan Rouhani described the United States’ move to impose its own policies on others as a growing threat, saying “unilateral sanctions damage the process of legal international business”.

Tehran, Beijing sign four cooperation documents

Rouhani, Xi meet in China

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, met on Sunday in Qingdao, China, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.

Enhanced Iran-SCO cooperation can boost global stability: VP

Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has said enhanced interaction between Iran and member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) can play a leading role in strengthening regional and international peace and stability.

SCO summiteers praise efforts to implement Iran nuclear deal

TEHRAN – The heads of state participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, have praised efforts to implement the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Zarif meets senior officials at SCO summit

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met on Friday with a number of senior officials including his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.

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Envoy: China endorses Iran’s SCO accession, never been a con

TEHRAN – The Chinese ambassador to Tehran has said that contrary to “Western media rumors”, Beijing has never been opposed to Iran’s membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, endorsing Tehran’s efforts to join the security bloc.

China backs Iran's membership in Shanghai security bloc

China supports Iran's membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) security bloc, jointly led by China and Russia, and the subject will be discussed at the group's summit this week, a senior diplomat said on Monday.

Russia says sees no obstacle for Iran to join SCO

Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin said on Friday that there is no obstacle for Iran to become a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization after reaching the nuclear deal.