Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said New Delhi\u2019s ties with the United Arab Emirates were a sovereign matter, while reaffirming Tehran\u2019s commitment to deepening relations with India<\/p>\n
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday said India was free to determine its own relations with the UAE, stressing that Tehran\u2019s priority was maintaining strong ties with New Delhi.<\/p>\n
Addressing a press briefing on the sidelines of Brics summit in New Delhi, Araghchi said India\u2019s foreign policy decisions were its own sovereign matter.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndia has relations with so many countries and it is for India to decide its relations. What matters to us is India\u2019s relations with Iran,\u201d he said, referring to New Delhi\u2019s ties with the UAE.<\/p>\n
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The Iranian foreign minister said Tehran attached \u201cgreat importance\u201d to its partnership with India, describing both nations as ancient civilisations with longstanding historical ties.<\/p>\n
\u201cIran and India are two ancient civilizations that have always shared very good relations and exchanged cultural values. We have enjoyed strong trade and economic cooperation, as well as very good political relations and consultations,\u201d Araghchi said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are certainly determined to continue our friendly and strong relations with India for the benefit of both sides, based on mutual interest and mutual respect,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Araghchi also praised the hospitality extended by the Indian government during the Brics summit and acknowledged his close coordination with Jaishankar during the recent conflict involving Iran.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been in touch over the past two months while the war, or, better to say, the act of aggression against my country, was going on. We have remained in close contact and consulted with each other,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
VIDEO | Addressing a presser, Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, \u201cAs you know, I\u2019m here for the BRICS foreign ministers\u2019 meeting. Before anything else, I have to appreciate the warm hospitality extended to me and my delegation by the Indian government and by my very good\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/VMEZ2mNeel<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n He also thanked India for organising the Brics meeting and appreciated New Delhi\u2019s expression of solidarity with the Iranian people during the crisis.<\/p>\n STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/p>\n The two-day Brics Foreign Ministers\u2019 meeting concluded without a joint statement because of what host India described as \u201cdiffering views among some members\u201d on the situation in West Asia.<\/p>\n India said member nations expressed \u201ctheir respective national positions and shared a range of perspectives\u201d on issues including sovereignty, maritime security and the protection of civilian infrastructure and lives in the region.<\/p>\n The Indian statement also carried a footnote noting that \u201ca member had reservations\u201d regarding sections dealing with Gaza and security in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb Strait.<\/p>\n Brics currently includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, the UAE and Indonesia.<\/p>\n Differences within the grouping have become more pronounced during the Iran conflict, particularly between Iran and the UAE.<\/p>\n On Thursday, Araghchi had urged Brics nations to condemn the US and Israel over what he described as their \u201cunlawful aggression\u201d against Iran and called on member states to resist the \u201cpoliticisation\u201d of international institutions.<\/p>\n STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD<\/p>\n With inputs from agencies<\/p>\n First Published: Home<\/a>World<\/a>\u2018It\u2019s for India to decide\u2019: Araghchi on India-Gulf ties after Iran-UAE friction during Brics meetEnd of Article
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