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EghtesadOnline: Iran and member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization traded 21.41 million tons of goods (excluding crude oil from Iran) worth $17.05 billion during the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21 Aug. 22) to register a 31% increase compared with the similar period of last year, according to the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.

EghtesadOnline: Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture’s Department of International Affairs is scheduled to hold a national forum titled “Economic Interaction Strategies with Silk Road Countries” on Jan. 7, 2021.

EghtesadOnline: Iran on Friday called on countries in the region, including the member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, to step up their efforts for promoting multilateralism and empowering regional organizations.

EghtesadOnline: Resolution of bilateral issues with Central Asian countries, particularly Tajikistan, can help ease Iran’s membership in Shanghai Cooperation Organization, says a former diplomat, who believes that intensified diplomatic efforts are needed to accomplish this goal.

EghtesadOnline: Iran traded 4.8 million tons of non-oil commodities worth $1.81 billion with the member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization during the first Iranian month (March 21-April 20) to register a 43.84% growth in tonnage and 8.76% decline in value compared with last year’s corresponding month.

EghtesadOnline: Iran's rich resources and strategic geographical position, along with its sustainable security and skilled workforce, provide multiple opportunities for investors and businesses in the member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani is slated to attend the 19th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek before traveling to the Tajik capital Dushanbe to take part in the 5th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).

EghtesadOnline: Russia has lent weight to Iran joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ( SCO ), an emerging economic and security alliance which is being touted as the counterweight to the West’s institutions.

EghtesadOnline: Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov says that his country supports Iran’s membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ( SCO ).

EghtesadOnline: Russian Ambassador to the United Nations said there is no limitation for Iran to become a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ( SCO ).