Raeisi starts UN week with call for multilateralism
Ramin Mazaheri
Press TV, New York City
The 77th United Nations General Assembly has opened, with the UN Secretary-General warning of a “winter of discontent”, as many Western nations are economically reeling from the backfiring of their sanctions on Russia.
Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi will give his first address to the UN on September 21, with a focus on creating a more just world through economic multilateralism.
Raeisi met with French President Emmanuel Macron and top leaders of the European Union, but amid what Iranian delegates described as a very tense atmosphere. France and the other Western signatories have failed- for years- to adhere to the 2015 landmark agreement, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.
Raeisi told Macron that Europe needs to show that its foreign policies are guided by the sovereign interests of their citizens, and actually separate from the demands of Washington.
This week Raeisi will hold bilateral meetings with the heads of Iraq, Pakistan, Japan and more than a half-dozen other nations, as well as with representatives of a large Iranian-American community, a group estimated to be well over two million people.
Raeisi stressed that Iran is willing to reach a "fair and stable agreement" to revive the 2015 deal, but Iran needs to receive reassuring guarantees that Washington does not withdraw from the accord again, like it did in May 2018.
Gazans in need of housing and basic needs
The return of the Lebanese to their homes after ceasefire
Iranians mark Navy Day, honoring heroes of ‘Operation Pearl’
VIDEO | A newborn baby, a gift for a mother who lost her only son in Israeli genocide
Nuclear arms race: US planning to spend $140bn to upgrade atomic arsenal
Iran vows support for Syria amid terrorism resurgence, warns neighbors of 'trap'
Iran says will 'resolutely' pursue dialogue with E3 'in near future'
Hezbollah leader hails ‘great sacrifices’, says resistance crushed Israeli enemy
VIDEO | Syrian army: 100s of Takfiri terrorists killed, injured; many areas retaken
All EU states 'obligated’ to execute ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu: EU spokesperson
VIDEO | Nine settlers wounded in resistance operation in West Bank
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
