Prior to leaving Tehran for Bishkek on Tuesday, Rahimi said fighting terrorism and smuggling would be on the agenda of the upcoming meeting.
“Expanding bilateral ties, commercial and economic relations are among other important issues that will be discussed at the meeting,” Rahimi said.
The 11th prime ministers' meeting of the SCO will open later on Tuesday in Bishkek. The 10th summit was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The Iranian official added that he will hold talks with senior Kyrgyz officials including President Almaz Atambayev, Parliament Speaker Asylbek Jeenbekov and Prime Minister Zhantoro Satybaldiyev on the sidelines of the summit.
The SCO is an intergovernmental security organization that was founded in 2001 in Shanghai by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Iran, India, Mongolia, and Pakistan are observer states in the SCO and Belarus, Sri Lanka and Turkey are dialogue partners.
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