Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi met All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in New Delhi on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit, in an interaction that has drawn attention to Tehran’s engagement with the Kashmir issue.
Mirwaiz met Pezeshkian during the Iranian president’s visit to the national capital for the BRICS summit. He later also met Araghchi, with the discussions taking place against the backdrop of ongoing tensions in West Asia and renewed international calls for dialogue and diplomacy. He stressed the importance of dialogue and diplomacy while speaking about conflicts and the need to find peaceful solutions. Pezeshkian’s presence in New Delhi was for the BRICS Summit, where he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders.
Because iran has historically maintained an interest in the Kashmir issue, while India’s position has been that Kashmir is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan, the meeting with Mirwaiz is significant. The interaction in New Delhi therefore comes at a time when India and Iran are simultaneously engaging on broader regional issues through bilateral and multilateral platforms.
Following his meeting with Pezeshkian, Mirwaiz said that lasting peace could only be achieved through justice.
“Peace can only be established when there is justice,” Mirwaiz said, according to news agency ANI.
