From the message of the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Nurlan Yermekbayev, to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei:

“On behalf of the Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, I have the honor to congratulate you on your election as Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. … The SCO consistently advocates for respect for the right of peoples to independently and democratically choose their development paths. It views the principles of mutual respect for the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of states, equality, mutual benefit, non-interference in internal affairs, and non-use of force or threat of force as the foundation for the sustainable development of international relations”.