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Senior SCO diplomats call for ending aggression against Iran — Russian Foreign Ministry

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Senior diplomats from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held consultations in Moscow and called for a political and diplomatic resolution to the conflict involving Iran. Participants expressed concern over escalating tensions attributed to the actions of the United States and Israel, while also emphasizing the need for a more democratic and multipolar world order. The meeting also covered topics such as the Eurasian Charter and cooperation with Afghanistan.

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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Senior diplomats from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have called for settling the conflict around Iran by political and diplomatic means as soon as possible, the Russian Foreign Ministry said after their consultations in Moscow.”
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The claim is directly supported by multiple web search results citing the Russian Foreign Ministry's statement regarding the call for a political and diplomatic settlement to the conflict around Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic and international security organisation of ten member states.The SCO is the successor to the Shanghai Five, formed in 1996…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Senior diplomats from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have called for settling the conflict around Iran by political and diplomatic means as soon as possible, the Russian …
https://tass.com/politics/2122285
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web search NEUTRAL — The need for an early political and diplomatic settlement of the conflict was emphasized," reads a statement posted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
https://en.iz.ru/en/2085487/2026-04-24/deputy-foreign-minist…
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“The participants expressed serious concern over the dramatic escalation of tension in the world as a result of the United States and Israel’s aggressive actions against Iran, which is an SCO member state.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that SCO participants expressed serious concern over escalating tensions, specifically mentioning actions by the United States and Israel against Iran.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 1 April 2024, Israel conducted an airstrike on the Iranian embassy complex in Damascus, Syria, destroying the building housing its consular section. The airstrike began the 2024 Iran–Israel conflic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_airstrike_on_the_Irani…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched joint airstrikes on Iran, starting the 2026 Iran war. The strikes targeted Iranian officials, military commanders, and military assets, assas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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“The senior diplomats also unanimously stated the need for forming a more representative, democratic, and fair multipolar world order, with the United Nations playing the pivotal coordinating role.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that senior diplomats stated the need for a more representative, democratic, and fair multipolar world order, with the UN playing a pivotal role.
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web search NEUTRAL — The senior diplomats also unanimously stated the need for forming a more representative, democratic, and fair multipolar world order, with the United Nations playing the pivotal coordinating role.
https://tass.com/politics/2122285
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web search NEUTRAL — The emerging multipolar world order: A preliminary analysis.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00131857.2022.2…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic and international security organisation of ten member states.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisat…
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“They also stressed the importance of closer foreign policy coordination between the SCO members to defend their interests in the global arena and build an architecture of equal and indivisible security and sustainable growth in Eurasia.”
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Multiple web search results indicate that SCO members stressed the importance of closer coordination to defend interests and build security/development in Eurasia.
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web search NEUTRAL — With its institutional, financial, technological, and security initiatives, the SCO is sending a clear message that it is able to restructure governance systems both at the regional and global levels,…
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2025/09/05/tianjin-sco-summit-202…
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web search NEUTRAL — China, Russia, and other member states used the summit to deepen coordination on security and economics. The Tianjin Declaration positioned the SCO as an indispensable actor in the management of Euras…
https://www.specialeurasia.com/2025/09/02/sco-2025-summit-ge…
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web search NEUTRAL — All parties fully recognized the important role of the SCO in strengthening strategic mutual trust among member states, promoting regional development and prosperity, safeguarding common security and …
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjbzhd/202507/t20250717_116…
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“In addition, Belarusian representatives briefed the participants on the work on the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century.”
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Three distinct web search results confirm that Belarusian representatives briefed SCO participants on the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia. It is surrounded by five countries: Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Taj…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan
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web search NEUTRAL — We urge the SCO countries to actively participate in the discussion on the topics of the charter, as well as in the international conference in general. Relevant invitations have been sent through the…
https://eng.belta.by/politics/view/belarus-pm-calls-on-sco-t…
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“Other topics on the agenda included prospects for building pragmatic dialogue with Kabul, the resumption of the activities of the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group and other formats of cooperation.”
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While the web search results mention general topics, the specific combination of 'prospects for building pragmatic dialogue with Kabul' AND 'resumption of the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group' is not corroborated by multiple independent sources. The evidence is suggestive but not independently confirmed across multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 15 August 2021, the city of Kabul, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, was captured by Taliban forces during the 2021 Taliban offensive, concluding the War in Afghanistan that began…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_fall_of_Kabul…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Taliban has ruled Afghanistan as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since taking control by force in 2021, overthrowing the internationally recognized Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The takeover…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recognition_of_the_Islamic_Emi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states—30 in Europe and two in North America. Founded in the aftermath of World War II, NATO …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO
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“The consultations between SCO deputy foreign ministers were held on April 24 and were chaired by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko.”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple web search results confirming the date (April 24) and the chair (Andrey Rudenko) for the consultations of Deputy Foreign Ministers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The foreign relations of the Russian Federation is the policy arm of the government of Russia which guides its interactions with other nations, their citizens, and foreign organizations. This article …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MFA Russia; Russian: Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации, МИД России, romanized: Ministerstvo inostrannykh del Rossiiskoi Feder…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakistan and Russia established bilateral diplomatic relations in 1991. Pakistan has an embassy in Moscow and Russia has an embassy in Islamabad. Both states are close allies and considered "strategic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan–Russia_relations
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“The participants also discussed top priority measures to implement the SCO leaders’ agreements on improving the organization’s work in the present-day situation.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that participants discussed top priority measures to implement the SCO leaders’ agreements on improving the organization's work.
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web search NEUTRAL — It serves to implement organisational decisions and decrees, drafts proposed documents (such as declarations and agendas), function as a document depository for the organisation, arranges specific act…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisat…
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web search NEUTRAL — The participants also discussed top priority measures to implement the SCO leaders’ agreements on improving the organization’s work in the present-day situation.
https://tass.com/politics/2122285
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web search NEUTRAL — The participants discussed the evolving situation in the SCO region in the context of improving the Organisation's mechanisms for responding to current challenges and threats to security and stability…
https://eng.sectsco.org/20260425/2279043.html
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