Iran’s acting FM heads to New York for key UN Security Council meetings

DUBAI: Iran’s acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Bagheri has departed for New York to head a delegation at the UN Security Council.

Bagheri, one of Iran’s top nuclear negotiators, will participate in two key meetings: one on Palestine and another on multilateralism.

The Palestine discussion will be part of the Middle East meeting on July 17, featuring Tor Wennesland, special coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, as a briefer.

Bagheri is also expected to attend the UNSC meeting on multilateralism on July 16, which will focus on the “parameters of a just world order” and the possible role of the UN in its establishment and maintenance.

Both meetings will be chaired by Russia’s foreign minister, who is currently the rotating chairman of the UNSC.