Iran Foreign minister urges BRICS nations to call for ceasefire in Gaza

Amidst the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, which has tragically led to the loss of innocent lives on both sides, Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, has written a letter to the BRICS countries including India, urging them to call for a ceasefire of the attacks on the Gaza Strip.The BRICS group consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.  Iran's entry into the group was approved during the BRICS summit in South Africa in August of this year. Additionally, five new members, Argentina, Ethiopia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are set to join the bloc from 2024 onwards.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran stated in a news release, "Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amirabdollahian, sent separate letters to the foreign ministers of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), expressing deep concern over the atrocities committed by the Zionist regime in Palestine.""He urged for proactive and constructive intervention by the BRICS member countries to halt the attacks in the Gaza Strip, prevent crimes against humanity, and hold the aggressors accountable," the release added."The letters highlighted the illegal usurpation of Palestinian lands, mass killings, destruction of homes and farms, assaults on medical facilities, as well as the arrest, torture, and humiliation and attacking the dignity of men, women, and even children by the occupying regime.Amirabdollahian stressed that these actions are part of the crimes committed against the oppressed Palestinian people," Iran Foreign Ministry release read.Calling for prioritisation of situation in Gaza, the Foreign Minister of Iran emphasised the role of BRICS and other significant post-western alliances like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Eurasian Union, SICA, ASEAN, and others."...Amirabdollahian urged these organizations to prioritize the dire situation in Gaza.He called for urgent measures to address the most critical issues within the current global order, aiming to establish justice for the oppressed, hold accountable those responsible for international crimes, and create a just and equitable world order," according to the release by the Iranian foreign ministry.With inputs from ANI.