Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf to skip Brics forum in New Delhi

Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will not attend the 12th Brics forum in New Delhi due to “unforeseen circumstances”, the Iranian embassy in India announced on Saturday.The embassy said Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran’s Islamic Consultative Assembly, would be unable to attend the meeting of speakers of the parliaments of Brics member countries. The embassy clarified that an Iranian parliamentary delegation would participate in the meeting in his stead.“As one of the members of Brics, Iran reaffirms its commitment to active and effective participation at the highest levels in the summits and meetings of this grouping,” the embassy said in a statement.“In this regard, the Iranian delegation will continue its dialogue and consultations with delegations from Brics member countries, with a view to expanding and deepening bilateral and multilateral cooperation, particularly in the field of parliamentary relations and cooperation,” the statement read.