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China Backs Iran’s SCO Membership in Joint Statement

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China supports Iran’s bid to become a full-fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a joint statement published by national media said on... 23.01.2016, Sputnik International

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China Backs Iran’s SCO Membership in Joint Statement

12:19 GMT 23.01.2016 (Updated: 05:34 GMT 30.04.2023)

© AP Photo / Ebrahim NorooziChinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in an official arrival ceremony, at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in an official arrival ceremony, at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. - Sputnik International

China supports Iran’s bid to become a full-fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a joint statement published by national media said on Saturday.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) during a welcoming ceremony on January 23, 2016 in the capital Tehran. - Sputnik International

Xi Jinping: China, Iran Agreed to Extablish Strategic Partnership

23 January 2016, 11:26 GMT

BEIJING (Sputnik) – Iran is among six observer states of the Eurasian political, economic and military alliance that includes Russia, China and four Central Asian republics.

China’s Xinhua news service cites the joint statement signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Iran, with Beijing expressing support for Tehran’s full membership in SCO.