MOSCOW, 17 Sep. Iran's entry into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will have a positive impact on the settlement of the Afghan crisis, said Omar Nessar, director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary Afghanistan. The SCO leaders at a summit in Dushanbe on Friday approved a document on Iran's accession to the organization as a permanent member. Previously, Iran in the SCO held the position of an observer country.
Iran joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization «Iran is a major neighbor of Afghanistan, of course, has great influence in the region, and Iran's entry into the SCO will create conditions for developing a unified regional approach to the Afghan crisis. This is only a plus, because one of the main problems of Afghanistan is confrontation, including at the regional level, «- said the expert to RIA Novosti.» «, — said the political scientist. The expert recalled that Iran has long planned to join the SCO as a full member. “Two years ago they wanted to join, but there were other problems that prevented it. Iran had deep problems with the West and, perhaps, the SCO did not want to shift these problems onto the countries of the region. time «, — said the analyst. Nessar also drew attention to the fact that there were plans for the integration of Afghanistan into the SCO. «But taking into account the changes that have taken place in Afghanistan, the possible entry of Afghanistan into the SCO in the near future is questionable. The SCO needs to expand, Iran complements this vacuum,» he said. At the same time, according to the expert, the prospect of Afghanistan further developments within this country. “If the situation can be preserved in the plane of political settlement and the Taliban (the Taliban movement *) make concessions on the formation of an inclusive government, which requires all the countries of the region, then in this case there will be chances. In the foreseeable future, someone will want to let Afghanistan into the SCO, «concluded Nessar. The SCO is an international organization founded in 2001 by the leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The SCO observer countries are Afghanistan, Belarus and Mongolia, the partner countries are Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey and Sri Lanka. In 2021, the organization is chaired by Tajikistan. * A terrorist organization banned in Russia.
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