'India can be bridge-builder': UN hails Iran-UAE meeting on sidelines of Brics
The UN has welcomed diplomatic meetings between Iran and the UAE at the BRICS summit, suggesting India could act as a mediator. The UN also reiterated the importance of implementing a peace plan for the Gaza conflict.
Why it matters
It highlights India's growing diplomatic influence and the UN's ongoing efforts to resolve Middle Eastern conflicts.
New Delhi: UN secretary-general spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric on Saturday welcomed the meeting between Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the Brics Summit, saying it was important for parties in conflict to meet.“I think it is very important that they meet. Whenever there is a conflict, it is very important that parties that are in conflict meet,” Dujarric said, highlighting India’s potential role as a “bridge-builder” in efforts to end the conflict.He said, "I think it goes back to what I said earlier about the potential and role that India can play as a bridge-builder in trying to end this conflict."Dujarric also spoke…
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