There are a number of countries that want to join the SCO participating countries, including Azerbaijan and Armenia. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting of the ministers of the SCO Foreign Affairs in Tashkent.
“There are still a number of applicants for the status of an observer, on the status of a dialog partner. A number of Arab and Asian countries show interest, also this is Armenia, Azerbaijan,” said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Sergey Lavrov noted that Iran received the status of an official candidate last year and began the process of full accession to the organization. The candidacy of Belarus is actively discussed, the process of its accession to SCO members may soon begin.
before the summit in the organization in Samarkand, which will be held in the fall, the foreign policy departments will continue consultations.