BRICS issued a statement on Tuesday (24) condemning recent attacks on Iran, a country that was added last year to the list of full members of the emerging economies group.
The document, available on the Brazilian government’s website, states that military operations in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Republic are a “violation of international law and the United Nations Charter.”
In an excerpt from the statement, the group mentions attacks on nuclear facilities of “peaceful nature”, the official version of Iran, although inspectors of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (AIEA) monitor the Iranian nuclear program for over two decades and have no guarantees of their nature due to the lack of Tehran’s lack of cooperation and transparency.
“We express profound concern about any attacks against nuclear facilities of a peaceful nature made in violation of international law and relevant resolutions of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Nuclear security, safety and protection must always be respected, including situations of armed conflicts, in order to safeguard people and the environment against damage. address regional challenges “.
The escalation of the conflict between Iran and Israel caused the dictator of China, Xi Jinping, to give up personally participate in the BRICS summit, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro in a few weeks.
Sources familiar with the subject told the newspaper China Morning Post That the Chinese leader had a “schedule conflict” and will therefore send the prime minister, I read to the meeting.
Read the full BRICS statement here.
