TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – The meeting of the top security officials of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has kicked off in Astana.

"The 19th annual meeting of the secretaries of the security councils of the SCO member states has kicked off in Astana," the press service of the Russian Security Council apparatus said, TASS reported.

 The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali-Akbar Ahmadian left Tehran for Astana on Tuesday morning at the head of a high-ranking delegation to participate in the meeting of secretaries of the Security Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

The 19th meeting of the secretaries of the Security Councils of the SCO member states will be held in Astana on April 2-3, 2024.

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