DUSHANBE, September 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Dushanbe Wednesday morning to attend the 14th meeting of the heads of state of the Shanghais Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Iranian president reportedly arrived in Tajikistan from Kazakhstan Astana on the second leg of his five-day regional tour.
According to Iranian media sources, President Rouhani had a two-day visit to Kazakhstan, which resulted in signing of a number of cooperation agreements in various fields, including trade and transportation.
President Hassan Rouhani is reportedly accompanies by a high-ranking political and economic delegation, including a number of cabinet members.
Founded by the leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on June 15, 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization. Except for Uzbekistan, the other countries had been members of the Shanghai Five; after the inclusion of Uzbekistan in 2001, the members renamed the organization.
The Organization currently has six full members — China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Mongolia, Iran, Pakistan and India are four observer states, and SCO’s dialogue partners include Belarus, Sri Lanka and Turkey.
