NOURNEWS- Ayatollah Sayyed Ebrahim Raisi, the president of Iran in 23rd Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization gave a speech and said: First of all, I would like to thank the honorable Prime Minister of India for hosting and others involved in holding this important summit. I take this opportunity to, on behalf of the nation and the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, express my satisfaction due to the official accession of the Islamic Republic of Iran as the ninth official member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
He said: “Definitely, the benefits of Iran’s full membership in the SCO will go down in history.”
Regarding security; The experience of Nation of Iran has shown more than ever that security is an endogenous matter and a collective achievement. Regional security is started by the will of the nations, strengthened by the will of the governments, and is achieved far from the intervention of the dominating powers.
Ayatollah Sayyed Ebrahim Raisi also noted and said: General economic development requires the expansion of transit and transportation links and routes in the region. Currently, very valuable initiatives are underway at the Eurasian level, which have been able to link the member countries together and provide the infrastructure for the expansion of trade between the nations of the region. The Islamic Republic of Iran has always declared its full support for the existing mega-projects such as the North-South Corridor and the Belt-Road Project and has made it a priority. In this regard, with the efforts of Iranian experts and the joint cooperation of Iran and Russia, the completion of the North-South Corridor rail route has entered the implementation stage. The use of this communication highway can help to improve and stabilize global supply chains and bring security to the nations of the region.
The president continued and said: the historical and cultural ties between the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization have brought common ideals, goals and interests, he further noted and said: The greatest capacity for peacemaking is our civilizational capacity.
He added: Now the SCO can establish new horizons of convergence and cooperation.
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