Official Reiterates Commitment to BRICS, SCO Partnership

Date: 30 August 2022 - 22:00

News ID: ۱۰۶۳۶۳

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy
Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani in a meeting with Kenneth Nóbrega, Secretary for Africa, Europe, and the Middle East of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, has said that Iran’s presence in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the BRICS Plus will promote multilateralism in international relations.
“Iran’s presence in the political and security complex of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and its role in the BRICS Plus economic mechanism have both made Iran a partner in international macro decision-making in the political, security, and economic fields, significantly elevating the position of the multilateralism front in international calculations,” Bagheri Kani said.
He reiterated Iran’s strong opposition to war, saying that as unilateralism has lost ground, multilateralism can now fill in and determine the necessities and conditions of a new world order.
Iran’s relations with emerging powers such as Russia, China, India, and Brazil will not be limited to bilateral ties anymore, Bagheri Kani said, adding, “Iran’s ties with Brazil will be defined within the framework of the two countries’ responsibility, role, and position in a new world order emerging from multilateralism.”
The Iranian diplomat also slammed the United States for using sanctions as a tool to maximize its own benefits and those of its allies while minimizing the benefits of independent countries, especially in economic, political, and security spheres.
He urged the pro-multilateralism front to establish and promote independent financial, economic, political, and cultural mechanisms in order to make a smooth transition from the current oppressive unilateral world order to a just multilateral one.
For his part, the Brazilian diplomat pointed to Iran’s political and economic capabilities and said his country seeks to expand international cooperation and interaction and promote multilateralism.
Brazil opposes unilateral approaches such as economic sanctions, Nóbrega added.
He expressed hope that Brasilia would strengthen its all-out cooperation with Tehran, particularly in the political, economic, and cultural fields.
Back in June, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said at the BRICS Business Forum virtual summit that the Islamic Republic can be a “sustainable partner” connecting the BRICS group of nations to energy chokepoints and major markets around the globe given its unique geopolitical and geoeconomic position.
“We need to strengthen the global platform for the effective role of independent multilateral institutions in achieving integrated development and global peace,” Raisi said.
Meanwhile on Monday, Iranian

Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian in a meeting with Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nobrega, highlighted the history of 120 years of relations between the two courtiers, and said the Islamic Republic sees no limits to the promotion of relations with the South American nation.

Amirabdollahian highlighted the Iranian government’s special attention to the development of relations with Latin America and added, “The Islamic Republic of Iran does not have any restrictions in the all-out development of relations with Brazil.”

He also stressed the need for support from the public sectors of both countries to help resolve the problems of the private sectors in the development of commercial and economic relations, the Foreign Ministry’s website reported.

For his part, the Brazilian diplomat pointed to the prevailing pragmatism in the bilateral relations and emphasized the importance of developing relations with Iran.

Haczynski da Nobrega also expressed satisfaction with the talks he has held with his Iranian counterpart and emphasized the importance of increasing the exchange of political delegations.