Iran's accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will not take long, and Russia welcomes this decision.

APA's Moscow correspondent reports that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said this at a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Hussein Abdullahian on the results of talks in Tehran.

"A memorandum will be signed at the next SCO summit in Samarkand in September this year, which will clearly state the legal and timeline of this process (Iran's accession to the SCO - ed.).

This process should not take too long, "he said.

Lavrov noted that Russia welcomes the official process launched by Iran last year to join the SCO as a full member. "We are confident that Tehran will make an important contribution to strengthening the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as one of the key centers of the emerging multipolar world order."