Iran’s Aref Set to Visit Moscow for SCO Meeting

Sunday, November 16, 2025

SAEDNEWS: The 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be held on Tuesday, in Moscow, with the participation of Mohammad Reza Aref, Iran’s First Vice President.

Iran’s Aref Set to Visit Moscow for SCO Meeting

The Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is scheduled for Tuesday, November 18, in Moscow, with the participation of Mohammad Reza Aref, First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

According to Mehr News Agency and the Iranian Embassy in Russia, ahead of the 24th SCO Heads of Government Council meeting, the gathering of national coordinators from SCO member states began on Friday in Moscow. The consultations aim to review and discuss the organization’s documents and proposals.

The meeting of national coordinators, which includes Mehrdad Kiaei, Director General for SCO and BRICS Affairs at Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Iran’s SCO national coordinator, is set to conclude on Sunday.

Key topics of discussion focus on the upcoming SCO Prime Ministers’ summit and include the draft joint final declaration, implementation of the multilateral trade and economic cooperation program for 2026–2030, and the Council’s resolution on the SCO’s 2026 budget.

Other agenda items cover the roadmap for member states’ cooperation in social development and social protection for 2026–2028, collaboration between national railway organizations, measures to improve financial infrastructure, e-commerce development, promotion of mutual investments, and joint efforts to combat plague.