SCO Leaders Condemn Strikes on Iran at Bishkek Summit
Quick Look
- At the SCO summit in Bishkek, world leaders issued a declaration condemning military strikes on Iranian territory as violations of international law.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held bilateral talks with leaders from Russia, Pakistan, and India.
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Why It Matters
The Bishkek Declaration was issued at the conclusion of the SCO summit. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has made limited foreign trips since military strikes against Iran began in late February.
At the SCO summit in Bishkek on Tuesday, world leaders made veiled references to the instability in the Middle East without naming the United States directly, in apparent tacit backing for Iran.
The Bishkek Declaration closing the summit, meanwhile, explicitly condemned the military strikes on Iranian territory as violations of international law.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s trip to the SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan this week was only his second visit abroad since the joint US and Israeli strikes began in late February.
He held bilateral talks on the summit sidelines with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Open Questions
- Will the SCO take concrete actions beyond the declaration?
