On 30 July 2024, SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming was invited to Tehran for the inauguration of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian. Attending the event were high-raking representatives from over 80 countries and international organisations, including over 20 heads of state and government and leaders of supreme legislatures.
SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming had a brief conversation with the President of Iran on the sidelines of the event. The SCO Secretary-General congratulated Masoud Pezeshkian on assuming office and expressed hope that Iran would play an even more important and constructive role in the SCO’s development. In turn, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran praised the SCO’s outstanding contribution to maintaining peace, security and stability in the region and noted that his country would continue to fully support SCO activities and to take an active part in this work.