The official representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasseri Kenani said that today the country’s membership began in the BRICS. According to him, Tehran attaches great importance to the multilateral approach.
Kenani held a press conference in the capital of Iran Tehran.
Regarding the beginning of Iran’s membership in Brix, Kenani said that his country was accepted into Brix in the framework of the previously signed agreement. The official membership of the country in the organization begins on January 1, 2024.
He noted that Brix has acquired a new significance in an international equation with the participation of new members, adding that Iran attaches great importance to multilaterality and uses opportunities within this framework.
Speaking of Iranian-Armenian and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, the spokesman added that Iran always supported the development of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Kenani recalled that his country was opened by the Consulate General in the Armenian city of Kafan as part of the previously signed bilateral agreements. The Armenian side can also open its Consulate General in Tabriz.
Foreign Minister Iran Hussein Amir Abdullahiyan on December 27, 2023 stated that Armenia would open the consulate in Tabriz in the first weeks of the New Year.
– Spanish citizen Sanchez is released
On the other hand, Kenani said that a detained in Iran, a Spanish citizen Santiago Sanchez was released and returned to his country.
He indicated that Sanchez was released in the framework of friendly and historical relations and the humanitarian approach between the two countries, Kenani noted that this was done in accordance with the law.
His family said that Sanchec tried to go to the 2022 World Cup, which will be held in Qatar, on foot from Spain, but after crossing the border of Iran, nothing was heard about him.
Sanchez, a citizen of Spain, crossed the border of Iran in September 2022. Since then, Sanchez, detained during protests that began after Mahs Emini, detained in Iran for violation of the rule on the mandatory wearing of the head scarf, died in the police, is in prison.