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Iranian President Arrives in Delhi for BRICS Summit Talks
Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s president, arrived in New Delhi for an important BRICS meeting.
BRICS is a group of countries that work together on issues such as trade, finance and technology.
India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12 and 13.
Pezeshkian will also meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Pezeshkian said BRICS should help countries work together with less dependence on the US dollar.
He said the summit would discuss economic, financial, industrial and trade matters.
India said it wants to strengthen its relationship and trade channels with Iran.
The summit is focused on resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability.
BRICS includes 11 countries and represents a large share of the world’s population and economy.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in New Delhi on Friday for the 18th BRICS Summit.
Pezeshkian is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi later on Friday.
He said BRICS aims to counter unilateralism and reduce dependence on the US dollar.
The summit will address economic, financial, industrial and trade issues under India’s chairship theme.
BRICS currently includes 11 countries and represents about 49.5% of global population, 40% of global GDP and 26% of global trade.
- Who
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alongside leaders and officials from BRICS countries.
- What
- Pezeshkian arrived in New Delhi to attend the 18th BRICS Summit and is scheduled for bilateral talks with Modi.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- Pezeshkian arrived on Friday; the summit is scheduled for September 12-13, 2026.
- Why
- To participate in discussions on BRICS cooperation and hold talks on India-Iran relations, including trade and multilateral cooperation.
Key facts
- Event
- 18th BRICS Summit
- Host country
- India
- Location
- New Delhi
- Summit dates
- September 12-13, 2026
- India’s chairship theme
- Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability
- BRICS membership
- 11 countries
- BRICS global share
- About 49.5% of global population, 40% of global GDP and 26% of global trade
Quotes
Masoud Pezeshkian
President of Iran
“The goal of BRICS is to confront unilateralism, and the slogan of the current summit is also within this framework, and we hope to get closer to this goal day by day. Of course, we know that economic issues are complex and we need new approaches to reduce totalitarianism and unilateralism in the world.”
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“A special bank has been formed within the BRICS framework, and we are going to see investment from countries so that interactions between countries and members can be carried out without dependence on the dollar, thus reducing America's totalitarianism with the dollar.”
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