The President of Iran affirmed that the BRICS association is a way out of American totalitarianism. Massoud Pezeshkian said that he will participate in this summit at the invitation of Vladimir Putin.
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The president of Iran, Massoud Pezeshkian, defended this Tuesday, before leaving for the Russian city of Kazan to participate in the XVI BRICS summit, that this association is a way out against the totalitarianism of the United States.
“I believe that these types of partnerships can be a way out of the totalitarianism of the United States and can eclipse the unilateralism that continues to impose sanctions on any government that wants it,” Pezeshkian said in statements to the media at Mehrabad airport in Tehran. , before boarding the presidential plane, according to the IRNA agency.
The Iranian president indicated that The trip is made at the invitation of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putinwhich holds the rotating presidency of the BRICS in 2024.
Pezeshkian said he plans to meet with Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, as well as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among others.
The Russian city of Kazan hosts the summit, in which around 30 heads of government and representatives of several countries participate over three days.
Iran participates for the first time in this forum as a permanent member.
The BRICS group, initially formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, expanded to nine members with the integration of Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates and seeks to become a powerful counterweight to the West in politics and economy. global trade events, which are of particular interest to Moscow and Tehran, which face European and North American sanctions.
Source: Observadora
