TASHKENT (Reuters) - Members of a Central Asian security forum led by Russia and China are expected on Friday to bar countries under U.N. sanctions from becoming full members of the group, a step that would block Iran's entry.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is also likely to discuss renewed violence in Kyrgyzstan at its annual meeting after the member state declared a state of emergency in southern regions after overnight rioting killed six.
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