President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday morning departed Astana for Dushanbe to attend the 14th summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). President Rouhani arrived in Astana on Monday on the first leg of his five-day regional tour. He is accompanied by a high-ranking political and economic delegation, including a number of cabinet members. His visit to Kazakhstan resulted in the signing of a number of cooperation agreements in various fields including transportation and trade. The Organization currently has six full members. Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, and India are observer states. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization or SCO is a Eurasian inter-governmental organization which was founded in 2001 in Shanghai by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.