Iran signs memorandum on joining Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Report

Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a security bloc comprising Russia, China, India, Pakistan and a number of post-Soviet states.

Iran on Thursday signed a memorandum on joining the Shanghai Cooperation organisation, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported.

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters. (Reuters)

Founded in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a security bloc comprising Russia, China, India, Pakistan and a number of post-Soviet states. Iran was previously an observer member.