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Pezeshkian assures UN chief of Iran’s commitment to diplomacy over nuclear issue
Iran wants “the existing issues, including the nuclear issue, to be resolved through engagement and diplomatic ways,” Pezeshkian said in talks with Guterres on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in China, president.ir reported.
He also called on the UN chief to adopt clearer stances in condemning Israel’s crimes against Palestinians and other countries in the region.
The president added that international organizations, especially the UN, are expected to take more “practical and serious actions” in response to Israel’s crimes and warmongering in the region.
At the meeting, Guterres said he believed Iran’s intention was not to build a nuclear weapon, adding that “a peaceful nuclear program was Iran’s right.”
Guterres added that he remained concerned about the possible activation of the JCPOA’s “trigger and snapback mechanisms,” adding that he had raised the issue in talks with European parties to the nuclear deal, urging them to cooperate with Iran.
In a separate meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pezeshkian said the “implementation of the comprehensive long-term agreement between Iran and Russia” would pave the way for expanded bilateral ties and cooperation. He added that working within the Eurasian Economic Union framework would also accelerate and facilitate broader interaction between the two countries.
Putin said Russia and Iran were in constant contact on various aspects of the international agenda, including Iran’s nuclear program.
He also noted that trade between the two countries rose 13% in 2024 and grew 11.4% in the first half of this year alone.
Pezeshkian also held talks with the prime minister of Pakistan during which he expressed Iran’s readiness to work with Pakistan “in various fields to bring peace, prosperity, and double tranquility to the two nations and the nations of the region.”
Shehbaz Sharif stated that Iran and Pakistan, as two members of the Islamic bloc in the region, can and indeed need to cooperate in achieving lofty Islamic goals.
“All Muslims and Islamic countries must unite against the genocide and crimes of Israel in Gaza and the violation of Palestinian rights, and defend their rights loudly,” he underscored.
In his meeting with the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, Pezeshkian evaluated the course of interactions between the two countries in recent years as positive, saying, the cooperation between the two sides in recent years has been advancing and expanding in all areas of transit, trade, tourism, science, and public relations.