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Article: Iranian president to attend SCO summit
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 24, 2008
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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 ...