Iran�s top security official says the country�s membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be finalized as political obstacles have been removed. �

Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran�s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), said in a post on his official Twitter page on Wednesday that he had discussed the developments in Afghanistan, Syria and the Persian Gulf with his Russian counterpart, adding that Iran�s membership to the SCO was also examined in his meeting with Head of�Russia's�Security Council Nikolai�Patrushev.

�Fortunately, the political obstacles to #Iran's membership in the #ShanghaiCO have been removed & Iran's membership will be finalized,� he added.