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Tehran (IP) - The spokesman of the Iranian House of Industry, Mine and Trade's Trade Development Commission said that in the last six months, nearly 37 million tons of goods worth 21.7 billion dollars were exchanged between Iran and the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Iran PressIran news:  Rouhollah Latifi added: "Iran's non-oil trade with SCO members has grown by 42% in weight and 10% in value."

According to Latifi, China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Russia are the first five destinations of Iran's exports among the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber and Oil Minister Javad Owji left here for Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday to attend the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization is an international intergovernmental organization established in June 2001 in Shanghai, China, by Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, and India and Pakistan joined the organization in June 2017.

Iran officially became a member of the organization on July 4, 2023, in a virtual meeting chaired by India.

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