Iran indicators memorandum on becoming a member of Shanghai Cooperation Group: Report | World News

Iran on Thursday signed a memorandum on becoming a member of the Shanghai Cooperation organisation, Russian state-owned information company TASS reported.

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Based in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a safety bloc comprising Russia, China, India, Pakistan and a lot of post-Soviet states. Iran was beforehand an observer member.