Sergey Tsekov. Archival photoMOSCOW, September 16The start of procedures for granting Belarus membership in the SCO will have a positive impact on all participants in the process, this is the right decision, given the sanctions policy of the West, Sergey Tsekov, a member of the international committee of the Federation Council, told RIA Novosti on Friday. Earlier, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced the start of procedures for granting Belarus membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. In addition, Iran has signed a memorandum of commitment to the SCO, opening the way for the country to unification. I believe that this decision will have a positive impact on both the SCO and Belarus. This creates additional opportunities for solving problems, especially given the sanctions policy pursued by the countries of Europe and America,» the parliamentarian said. He recalled that the procedure for joining the SCO Iran is also passing by, many countries are showing interest in the organization. In particular, Tsekov pointed to new partner countries in dialogue with the organization. The head of Uzbekistan earlier announced the signing of a memorandum on granting the status of dialogue partners to Egypt, Qatar, Bayhrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/c992d85a131240fade68d3cd0b1cd4c3.jpg" />The State Duma called the accession of Belarus to the SCO beneficial for Russia
