Iran will not be indifferent to full-scale war on Lebanon, says FM Araghchi
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has taken a swipe at the international community over its failure to stop Israeli atrocities, stressing that Iran will not be indifferent to an all-out war on Lebanon.
“In no way will the Islamic Republic of Iran be indifferent to an all-out war in Lebanon,” he told a foreign ministerial meeting of the member states of the BRICS group of emerging economic powers in New York on Thursday.
Araghchi also proposed that the Gaza crisis be put on the agenda of the upcoming BRICS Summit, which is scheduled to be held in the Russian city of Kazan from October 22 to 24.
Araghchi described BRICS as a highly potential grouping in the Global South, stating that the bloc can play an effective role in uplifting the position of member countries and inducing positive developments and changes in global systems.
He also pointed to the profound significance of BRICS in the field of global relations and international systems, noting that the bloc can help change the global paradigm of progress based on the goals of developing countries.
Such a paradigm would lead to the establishment of fair and non-discriminatory global organizations and systems, Araghchi noted.
Iran officially became a member of BRICS at the beginning of this year, five months after it announced its acceptance as a full member into the group along with Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
BRICS was formed by and initially consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, which collectively represent around 40% of the global population and a quarter of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP).
