Deputy Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Bagheri-Kani has underscored the need for Tehran and Moscow to set up a new global security order through closer bilateral cooperation and stronger interactions.
In a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Alexander Venediktov, in Moscow on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the 14th International Meeting of High Representatives Responsible for Security Issues, Bagheri-Kani hailed Russia’s vehement denunciation of the illegal US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, demanding constant bilateral consultations between the two countries at international levels in order to stop arrogant powers from undermining regional and global security.
The senior Iranian official pointed to Iran’s and Russia’s membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS, calling for further joint efforts to form a multipolar world.
For his part, Venediktov reaffirmed Moscow’s resolve to boost cooperation with Tehran within the framework of the Iranian-Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
He also lauded the resilience of the Iranian nation as well as retaliatory operations conducted by the Iranian Armed Forces in the course of the US-Israeli aggression.
What is of paramount significance is to avoid the flare-up of another military confrontation and pave the way for the establishment of a new security order in the region. We are ready to facilitate this process through all available means, the Russian official stated.
Iran, South Africa put premium on coordinated move towards multilateralism
Also on Wednesday, Bagheri-Kani said independent states need to move collectively and in harmony towards multilateralism.
He made the remarks in a meeting with Minister in the Presidency of South Africa Khumbudzo Ntshavheni in Moscow.
The senior Iranian official stated that Iran and South Africa share a common approach to safeguarding independence and national sovereignty and confronting colonialism and tyranny.
He said the situation was appropriate to confront common threats.
Bagheri-Kani noted that Iran and South Africa, as BRICS member states, should extensively cooperate against global arrogance and US unilateralism in international affairs.
Ntshavheni, for her part, expressed solidarity with the Iranian nation as it is reeling from the large-scale and unprovoked US-Israeli war of aggression.
She also called for stronger cooperation between Pretoria and Tehran.