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Iran to Become Shanghai Cooperation Organization Member by 2023

by Cobus van Staden
File image of the exterior of Shanghai Cooperation Organization conference venue.

Iran will become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in April 2023, according to the Chinese state newspaper Global Times.

Iran has lobbied to join the Eurasia-spanning group for more than a decade, and its acceptance is sure to further boost its ties with China.

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