Araqchi met separately with the foreign ministers of Russia, Pakistan, Belarus and Uzbekistan on Friday on the sidelines of the Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Kyrgyzstan's resort city of Cholpon-Ata.

Araqchi held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhenkov, and Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov.

During his meeting with Ryzhenkov, the two sides reviewed the growing trend of bilateral relations and assessed the implementation of agreements and cooperation documents between Tehran and Minsk, particularly the 2026–2030 cooperation program between the two countries' foreign ministries.

They emphasized the need to accelerate the implementation of the agreements already signed and discussed the latest regional and international developments.

The Iranian and Belarusian foreign ministers also underlined the importance of strengthening multilateralism, countering unilateral coercive measures, and making greater use of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's capacities to expand political, economic and trade cooperation.