SCO Leaders Condemn Israel and US Attacks on Iran

"Tianjin Declaration" Adopted
SCO Leaders Oppose E3's Move to Reinstate Sanctions on Iran

The leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states condemned the United States and Israel for their attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities, as well as the moves by the United Kingdom, Germany, and France (E3) to reinstate United Nations Security Council sanctions against Iran, which is a full member of the organization.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are taking a photo at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit held on the 1st in Tianjin, China. Photo by TASS

According to TASS News Agency of Russia and Xinhua News Agency of China on September 1, the SCO member state leaders reached an agreement on a joint declaration containing these points at a summit held in Tianjin, China. The full text of the declaration has not yet been released. The list of member state leaders who signed the declaration has also not been confirmed.

According to reports, the member states declared through the "Tianjin Declaration" their strong condemnation of Israel and the United States for their airstrikes on Iran in June. Citing the declaration, Russia's Sputnik News Agency reported, "The member states cannot tolerate damage to nuclear facilities caused by military conflict."

In addition, the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the provisions of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), and expressed their willingness to cooperate in the military sector.

The SCO is a multilateral consultative body established in 2001 by China and Russia, along with four Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Iran joined as a member state in 2023, following India and Pakistan, which joined in 2017. With Belarus joining last year, the organization has expanded to a total of ten member states.