March 25, 2008
Kyodo
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--China welcomes Iran's wish to become a full member
of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which groups China, Russia and
Central Asian nations, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday, Kyodo
News reported.
But Tehran's wish to be upgraded from observer status still requires
discussion by the group, spokesman Qin Gang said at a regular press conference,
according to Kyodo.
The organization is considered by some in the region as a counterbalance
to influence from the U.S., Kyodo said.
Iran has participated in SCO meetings in the past as an observer.
The Central Asian nations in the grouping are the former Soviet states
of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
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