Article: Iranian president to attend SCO summit

Iranian president to attend SCO summit

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will attend the upcoming summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Dushanbe, capital city of Tajikistan on Aug. 27-28, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Ahmadinejad will take part in the summit on the invitation of his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon, IRNA said.

Iran is an observer member of the SCO. Earlier this year, it applied to become a formal member while Tajik Foreign Minister Hamrokhan Zarifi said his country is interested in seeing it join the organization.

"Iran plays a crucial role in the region," he said, adding that the Islamic Republic's bonds with ...

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