During his meeting with the Iranian President on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in China, Putin stated, “Russia and Iran are in constant contact regarding various aspects of the international agenda, including the Iranian nuclear program.”
In the same context, the Iranian President, Bezhkyan, said he “will personally make every effort to remove any obstacles to the implementation of agreements between Tehran and Moscow.”
The largest summit in the history of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is being held in the Chinese city of Tianjin. The summit is attended by heads of state and government from more than 20 countries, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is an international organization founded in 2001, comprising Belarus, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. It also includes several observer countries, such as Afghanistan and Mongolia, and partner countries like Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Sri Lanka.
