Iran, China enjoy significant potential to advance multilateralism: Envoy
Iran’s Ambassador to China Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli said Iran and China, as two independent Global South actors, hold significant potential for building up multilateralism within emerging institutions.
In an article published in China’s People’s daily, the Iranian ambassador said today’s world is facing a deepening dearth of peace, development and governance.
“In such a situation, the crisis of legitimacy and efficacy of the existing world order has not only limited the possibility of building global consensus but has also strengthened strategies which are based on containment and polarization, which have increased the costs of cooperation.”
Rahmani-Fazli said that in response to such conditions, the prominence of alternative models of pragmatic, multi-layered cooperation takes on strategic importance.
“In such an environment, close cooperation among Global South countries and other nations that emphasize the principles of mutual respect, independence, and shared development becomes increasingly important to put forward a genuine model for pragmatic, win-win cooperation,” he said.
“Iran's full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization from 2023 has set up a new platform for cooperation in the areas of security, regional connectivity, and standing up to unilateral coercive measures. Furthermore, Iran’s membership in BRICS from January 2024 has opened up a fresh opportunity for active participation in reforming the global economic governance structure and building up South-South cooperation.”
In addition, the four global initiatives on governance, development, security, and civilization have also laid down a practical foundation for expanding strategic cooperation among all independent nations and have created the possibility for coming together on key issues, he concluded.
Referring to a recent trilateral meeting between Iran, China and Saudi Arabia in Tehran, Rahmani-Fazli described the meeting as a symbol of the practical realization of the Global Security Initiative.
On December 9, Iran, China, and Saudi Arabia held the third meeting of their Joint Committee in Tehran.