AKIPRESS.COM - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is expected visit to Tajikistan in September 2014 to hold talks with senior Tajik officials, specially his counterpart Emomali Rahmon, and also take part in the upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), reports Fars News.

President Rouhani and his Tajik counterpart are also expected to sign several cooperation pacts during their meetings in Dushanbe.

The Iranian president will also attend the SCO summit on September 12-13

Founded in 2001, the SCO comprises Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The organization consolidates efforts to counter terrorism and radicalization among member countries, and also works on other policy areas such as politics and trade.