[cia-drugs] China to Invite Iran to Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit

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http://www.zaman.com/?bl=hotnews&alt=&trh=20060516&hn=33173   China to Invite Iran to Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit By Anadolu News Agency (aa), Beijing Published: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 zaman.com China will invite Iran, India, Pakistan and Mongolia to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, which will be held in June. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Li jianchao said that according to the agreement with the members of the organization, the leaders of monitoring countries will be invited to the summit.” When asked whether or not Iran may hesitate in joining the summit because of the crisis over its nuclear program, the spokesman replied that Iran is a member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and Iranian representatives will be welcomed.” China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are members of organization, which was established in 1996. Mongolia, Iran, India, and Pakistan have the status of monitoring countries. Complete archives at http://www.sitbot.net/ Please let us stay on topic and be civil. OM YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "cia-drugs" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.