Iran13 September, 20263 min read
Masoud Pezeshkian Tells Cyril Ramaphosa Iran Is Ready for Joint Economic Committee Meeting
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Pezeshkian says Iran ready to hold Iran-South Africa Economic Committee meeting. Meeting occurred on the BRICS summit sidelines in New Delhi with President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Tehran and Pretoria
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa that “We are ready to hold a joint committee meeting between the two countries to enhance mutual cooperation programs and consolidate and develop the relations between the two nations.” Pezeshkian said South Africa and Nelson Mandela “have always been symbols of the struggle against oppression and racial discrimination,” and he praised Ramaphosa’s “today’s defense of the oppressed Palestinian people.”
Ramaphosa said “Our relations with Iran have always been important, and we seek to strengthen and develop them in the future,” and he added that “The joint Economic Committee can be a fruitful long-term strategy for achieving the economic plans between the two countries.” The meeting and invitation were discussed by Mehr News Agency during a BRICS-related encounter in New Delhi, India, where the two leaders addressed shared viewpoints on international issues.
BRICS resolution on restraint
At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, the countries agreed on a joint resolution calling for “maximum restraint” in the Middle East conflict and advocating a “peaceful” solution through dialogue of disputes. The resolution also stressed “the flow of world trade, the supply chain, and energy” and rejected unilateral sanctions, while the adoption of the joint resolution was described as a diplomatic achievement for the bloc and for the summit host, Indian President Narendra Modi.
The RTVE.es account said the summit was marked by Iran’s war and the disruptions it had caused to commodity flows, particularly the price of fuels, and it listed attendees including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. On the margins, it said the governments of Iran and the UAE confirmed that Pezeshkian and the Abu Dhabi prince held a meeting, where leaders discussed “various regional and international issues, as well as the importance of supporting efforts to reduce tensions and foster stability in the region,” according to a statement from the Abu Dhabi Media Office carried by Efe.
Economic commission and stakes
In the context of BRICS diplomacy, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto called for “unity” at the BRICS summit to strengthen self-sufficiency and avoid the “dictation of the powers,” while the BRICS leaders agreed to urge “maximum restraint” amid escalation in the Middle East and preserve the flow of trade and energy. The Infobae/EFE account said the BRICS leaders also rejected unilateral sanctions contrary to international law in the New Delhi Declaration adopted unanimously on the first day of the summit, and it framed the meeting as taking place amid “the Iran–United States war.”
Separately, Mehr News Agency reported that Pezeshkian invited Cyril Ramaphosa to attend a meeting in Tehran and said “We are prepared to hold the joint commission meeting to advance our cooperative programs and to strengthen and develop the ties between our countries.” Across the same BRICS setting in New Delhi, Ramaphosa linked the proposed economic cooperation to BRICS, saying “A joint economic commission could serve as a fruitful long-term strategy for materializing the economic agendas of both nations,” tying the Iran–South Africa track to the bloc’s broader economic agenda.