Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit.
He was welcomed upon arrival by Indian Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur.
Besides attending the BRICS summit, Pezeshkian is scheduled to hold meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and other leaders and officials attending the summit.
Before leaving Tehran for New Delhi, Pezeshkian said BRICS has significant potential to counter unilateralism and expand economic, trade, industrial and scientific cooperation among member states.
During his visit, the Iranian president will address the main BRICS leaders’ meeting. He will also attend a BRICS Economic Forum meeting and a closed-door session of BRICS leaders on strengthening inclusive global governance and multilateralism.