Iran’s President to attend Brics summit in Russia
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the upcoming Brics summit in Russia.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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DUBAI - Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the upcoming Brics summit in Russia, state media cited Tehran’s ambassador in Moscow as saying on Sept 15, amid tensions with the West over military cooperation between the two countries.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sept 10 that Russia had received ballistic missiles from Iran, and was likely to use them in Ukraine within weeks.
Cooperation between Moscow and Tehran threatened wider European security, he had said.
The US, Germany, Britain and France on Sept 10 imposed new sanctions on Iran, including measures against its national airline Iran Air.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sept 11 that Tehran did not deliver any ballistic missiles to Russia, and that sanctions imposed by the US and the three European countries against Iran were not a solution.
Iran’s ambassador in Russia Kazem Jalali confirmed on Sept 15 that Mr Pezeshkian will attend the summit of the Brics group of major emerging economies, scheduled to be held in Kazan, Russia, from Oct 22 to 24, according to Iran’s state media.
Mr Pezeshkian will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin there, Mr Jalali said.
Iran and Russia are set to sign a bilateral comprehensive cooperation agreement. REUTERS
