From the message of the Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Nurlan Yermekbayev addressed to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah[...]

(Unofficial translation)

"On behalf of the Secretariat of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization I have the honor to congratulate You on Your election to the post of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... The SCO consistently advocates for respect for the right of peoples to independently and democratically choose their paths of development, and considers the principles of mutual respect for sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of states, equality, mutual benefit, non-interference in internal affairs, and the non-use of force or the threat of its use as the foundation for the sustainable development of international relations."