Irans top security official says the countrys membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be finalized as political obstacles have been removed.
Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Irans 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 Irans membership to the SCO was also examined in his meeting with Head ofRussia'sSecurity Council NikolaiPatrushev.
Fortunately, the political obstacles to #Iran's membership in the #ShanghaiCO have been removed & Iran's membership will be finalized, he added.