INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- Iran's first SCOCOEX International Conference and Exhibition (SCOCOEX 2022) with the subject of cooperation opportunities ahead for
the member countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be held at the place of Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds
After Iran's official membership in the SCO, the country will hold an exhibition of investment opportunities and trade exchanges with the
SCO members to be participated by the Iranian producers and merchants.This international event, which will be held by the collaboration and
participation of Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade, and Trade Promotion Organization (TPO),
intends to provide a suitable arena for identifying domestic production and industrial capacities with attitude to the markets of SCO member
countries to facilitate the export and import of raw materials, develop trade interactions, and expand the establishment of new financial
markets between these countries.In mid-March, following consultations between authorized representatives of the member states of the
the draft memorandum of obligations of the Iranian side in order to obtain the status of a SCO member state.The event was attended by Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov, heads of the permanent bodies of the SCO, national coordinators of
the member states, as well as heads and representatives of the diplomatic missions of China and Iran in Tashkent.The signing of the protocol
was a practical step towards the implementation of the decision taken last year by the leaders of eight states at the Dushanbe SCO summit to
start the procedure for admitting Iran to the permanent membership of the organization.The document testifies to the readiness of the
Iranian side after acquiring membership to comply with the goals and principles of the SCO Charter, international treaties and documents
adopted within the organization, to contribute to the development of friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation with member states, to
increase the authority of the SCO in international and regional affairs.The next stage of this process will be the signing of the memorandum
of commitments on the sidelines of the forthcoming SCO summit in Samarkand in September this year and the fulfillment of these obligations
After that, the heads of member states will consider granting Iran the status of a SCO member state.Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov in his speech drew attention to the fact that since 2005 Iran, as an observer state, has been
on regional security issues
SCO, opens up new prospects for the development of regional cooperation
Our organization is confidently moving towards broad transcontinental cooperation in the vast Eurasian space
Zhang Ming, who participated in the conference through videoconference, expressed gratitude to the Uzbek side presiding over the SCO for
organizing this event and to all parties for the well-coordinated work on agreeing documents aimed at admitting Iran to the SCO.The
delegations speaking at the consultations positively noted the efforts made by the Uzbek side within the framework of the chairmanship in
the SCO, including in terms of further strengthening the international role and authority of the organization.On September 17, 2021, it was
membership.Addressing the SCO summit on the same day, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said, "Strengthening bilateral cooperation, especially
in the field of economy is an important factor in improving the strategic role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in global
economy."Raisi called the SCO summit "one of the few" opportunities for dialogue to ensure real peace and cooperation at the regional
and strengthening "neighborhood policy" in its broadest sense, and strengthening its presence in regional organizations.He also mentioned
culture and civilization.Raisi called Iran the connecting link between South and North Eurasia through the North-South Corridor, connecting
international organizations, multilateralism and opposition to unilateralism based on justice, cooperation, mutual respect and the need to
play a constructive role in facing international and regional challenges.In this regard, Leonid Ivashov, director of the Russian Center for
