Lavrov-Araghchi Meeting at BRICS: Russia Offers ‘Good Offices’ for an Iran-US Agreement

New Delhi – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held bilateral talks on Thursday on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The two foreign ministers discussed the negotiation process aimed at resolving the armed conflict in the Middle East, unleashed by the United States and Israel, in a detailed and trustful atmosphere.

The Russian side stressed the importance of preserving the ceasefire regime and the fragile truce, as well as preventing the disruption of political and diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving a comprehensive Iran-US agreement that would open the path to long-term and sustainable normalisation of the situation in the region. Lavrov once again made clear Russia’s readiness to provide ‘good offices’ to the parties in the search for and implementation of mutually acceptable solutions.

Having also reviewed current issues of bilateral cooperation, the two sides reaffirmed their mutual commitment to consistently strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two friendly nations. The talks are seen as part of the ongoing diplomatic initiative to resolve the Middle East crisis.