On the 27th, the Iranian parliament passed the bill of Iran becoming a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) with a high vote. The spokesman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament, Abufazil Amui, said after the vote that the Iranian government would then need to approve relevant documents to pave the way for Iran to become a member of the SCO. Iran's Foreign Minister Abdullahyan said on social media later that day that the voting results of Iran's parliament showed Iran's determination to develop regional and international economic cooperation and strengthen relations with Asian countries. "Multilateralism is the reality of this century." The 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of SCO Member States held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in September this year signed a memorandum on Iran's obligations to join the SCO. (Liu Xinshe)