The SCO was based at a summit in Shanghai in 2001.

New Delhi:

Iran on Tuesday grew to become the brand new everlasting member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at an India-hosted digital summit of the grouping.

In his opening remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the individuals of Iran on the nation changing into a full member of the influential grouping.

“I extend my congratulations to President Raisi and the people of Iran on this occasion. We also welcome the signing of the Memorandum of Obligation for Belarus’ SCO membership,” he mentioned.

“The interest of other countries in joining SCO today is a testament to the importance of this organisation,” he mentioned.

India hosted the summit in its capability because the grouping’s present chair.

The summit, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was joined by Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and different leaders of the grouping.

In his remarks, Raisi expressed hope that Iran’s presence within the SCO will present a platform for attaining collective safety and sustainable growth, in addition to unity between the nations.

A declaration issued on the conclusion of the summit mentioned the member states “stressed the historical significance of the admission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the SCO as a full member state”.

“They also noted the importance of signing the Memorandum of Obligations by the Republic of Belarus to achieve the status of an SCO member state,” it mentioned.

The SCO was based at a summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the presidents of Russia, China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan grew to become its everlasting members in 2017. 

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