... August 11 with Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, that Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran,
announced
that the political obstacles to Iran’s membership in the SCO had been removed so that Iran’s SCO membership could be finalized. Besides, throughout this year, Russia has repeatedly
urged
to endorse Iran’s bid for SCO membership.
Intrinsic Motivation
Endorsing Tehran’s bid for SCO membership was the first significant victory for the new ultra-conservative ...
... Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation; RIAC Vice President; and Hosein Ebrahim Khani, Senior Researcher, IPIS and Former Ambassador to Vietnam
During Session 3 experts assessed the impact of the Afghan crisis on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) agenda and Iran's full membership in the SCO launched in 2021. SCO’s search for a common approach to solving the Afghan issue assessing opportunities and risks for regional actors has become even more urgent. The speakers included: Bahman Agharazi, Former Ambassador ...
... goal of the publication is to present the views of Russian and Iranian experts on the main areas of RussiaIran cooperation, to reveal the commonality and differences in their approaches to common threats and challenges. The Report discusses Russian and Iranian vision of global governance and role of great powers, cooperation in the Middle East region, Central Asia and Afghanistan, trade and economic relations, common transport projects and interaction in international organizations such as SCO, EAEU, SREB initiative etc.
Editor-in-Chief:
I. Ivanov, RAS Corresponding Member, Dr. of History
Authors:
B. Amirahmadian, Ph.D. in Political Geography, H. Azizi, Ph.D. in Central Asia and Caucasus Studies, S. Demidenko, Ph.D. in History, E. Dunayeva,...
... already stated their interest in continuing with this format).
Lifting the Iranian sanctions gave Russia an opportunity to promote the inclusion of Iran in the integration associations within the Eurasian space. First, the Kremlin spoke in favor of
Iran joining the SCO
; currently, Mr. Putin
proposed
creating a Free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union and Iran. A more vigorous international economic activity became one of the principal slogans in the Russian-Azerbaijani talks, since the trade turnover ...
... organization and first applied for membership in 2008. At the time, Iran’s membership was blocked by the SCO due to the UN sanctions over the country’s nuclear weapons program. Following the nuclear deal and subsequent lifting of the sanctions, Iranian SCO membership is back on the table. Membership would help break the foreign policy and economic isolation the country experienced due to the UN and could serve as a crucial step towards greater regional collaboration and integration.
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