On June 27, 2025, the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Nurlan Yermekbayev, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, who visited the SCO Secretariat as part of an official visit to the People's Republic of China.
During the meeting, the Secretary-General, thanking his interlocutor for the increasing attention to SCO affairs, noted Armenia's constructive approach to implementing the country's status as an SCO dialogue partner.
The head of Armenia's foreign policy agency highly appreciated the growing role and significance of the SCO in the modern world, reaffirming the Armenian side's commitment to consistently increasing interaction within the Organization.
The parties discussed promising areas for Armenia's participation in SCO events in the context of implementing the Roadmap adopted in 2024 to strengthen interaction between SCO member states and dialogue partners.
The meeting took place in a positive, friendly atmosphere.
On July 10, 2015, in Ufa, the SCO Council of Heads of State decided to grant the Republic of Armenia the status of a dialogue partner.
On April 16, 2016, in Beijing, the SCO Secretary-General and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia signed a Memorandum on granting the Republic of Armenia the status of a dialogue partner.