Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs have expressed confidence that the continuity of Tehran’s foreign policy will be preserved, including with regard to the SCO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters following the meeting.

"Of course, the mood was dampened by the tragic news of the crash of the helicopter carrying President Raeisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian and other senior officials of the administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran from Azerbaijan, to the border between Azerbaijan and Iran. All of us, both at the meeting with President Tokayev this morning and at the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, expressed our sincere condolences and solidarity with the Iranian people and our confidence that the continuity of Iran's foreign policy will be maintained, including with regard to active participation in the Shanghai Co-operation Organization." Lavrov Said.

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