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Plan to Join
Central Asian Group
SHANGHAI, China, May 15--A plan to allow Iran and other nations to join China, Russia and four Central Asian nations in a security grouping is under discussion, foreign ministers from the forum said here Monday.
The foreign ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization met in the city after which it was named on Monday to prepare for a leaders’ summit next month, with potential membership for Iran and four other nations on the agenda, AFP reported.
“Other countries show great interest in our organization. Five countries have applied to become members. We are in the process of negotiating with them,“ Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters.
Lavrov and other foreign ministers specifically mentioned Iran, while the other countries already reported to have shown an interest in joining the organization are India, Pakistan, Mongolia and Afghanistan.
Shanghai Cooperation Organization was founded in 1996 in an effort to build confidence along the common borders of the member states and fight terrorism, religious extremism and separatism in the region.
Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan were the initial member states, with Uzbekistan joining in 2001.
The expanded security forum would attract strong interest from the United States and other Western nations, particularly if Iran joins.
Some observers believe the organization is meant to serve as a counterbalance to the United States, which has extended its military influence in the region with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Tajik Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov told reporters that the inclusion of Iran and other nations was discussed in Monday’s meeting, but that there were some reservations to how big the organization should become.
The organization’s leaders’ summit will be held in Shanghai on June 15.