The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit due to be held in Uzbekistan�s capital on June 23-24

TEHERAN, June 20. /TASS/. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will represent his country at the forthcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) due to be held in Uzbekistan�s capital city Tashkent on June 23-24.

Local media reported on Monday that Iran�s top diplomat plans to visit the Uzbek capital as part of his foreign tour that will start with visits to France and the Netherlands on June 21-22.

"As of now, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani�s participation in the SCO summit is not planned," a well-informed diplomatic source told TASS.

Iran has been enjoying the observer status since 2005. It applied for full-fledged membership in 2008. After it was declared at the beginning of the current year that international sanctions will be lifted off Iran, all obstacles hindering its full-fledged membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization were removed.

By TASS