Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in the town of Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan.
The meeting addressed the development of political, economic and trade ties between the two countries, accelerating the implementation of existing cooperation documents, and expanding relations.
The ministers reviewed the latest status of existing agreements, including the cooperation program between the foreign ministries of Iran and Belarus covering the years 2026-2030.
The sides also exchanged views on recent regional and international developments, expressing the need to strengthen multilateralism. They emphasized the need to oppose unilateral coercive measures and to utilize the SCO's capacity to expand political, economic and trade cooperation.
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi, along with his accompanying diplomatic delegation, arrived in Cholpon-Ata late Thursday to attend the meeting.