Araghchi: Iran is a victim of U.S. unilateralism

Pars Today – The Iranian Foreign Minister said that Iran is among the victims of U.S. unilateralism and the Israeli regime’s adventurism, but these issues have not prevented Tehran from fulfilling its duties as an active international player.

Pars Today – The Iranian Foreign Minister said that Iran is among the victims of U.S. unilateralism and the Israeli regime’s adventurism, but these issues have not prevented Tehran from fulfilling its duties as an active international player.

Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said on Tuesday at the opening of the 2nd National Conference on “Iran and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)” in Tehran:

“Today’s world is facing unbridled unilateralism more than ever before. This worrying trend has made the international order more fragile, created serious challenges for maintaining regional and global peace and security, and has restricted and undermined opportunities for cooperation among nations.”

According to Pars Today, at the conference Araghchi emphasized the need to strengthen multilateral mechanisms, adding:

“Cooperation and synergy among developing countries within multilateral frameworks is no longer an option but a necessity.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has been a victim of America’s unjust unilateralism and the dangerous adventurism of the Zionist regime, and it still grapples with their consequences.
Nevertheless, Iran has not neglected its responsibilities as an active and influential player in multilateral and regional economic and development relations, and this conference is proof of that.”

Araghchi continued:

“More than six decades have passed since the establishment of the ‘RCD’ organization and later its successor, the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).
This regional cooperation structure is undoubtedly the oldest economic cooperation mechanism in the developing world.
Over the years, valuable foundations have been laid and cooperation frameworks have been created in various economic fields.
However, what we see today is by no means proportionate with the enormous capacities and potential of the ECO region.
The ECO can become a successful model of multilateral economic cooperation among neighboring countries.”

Iran’s foreign minister also emphasized the importance of strengthening both the individual and collective resilience of ECO member states against future crises, stating:

“Energy insecurity, food insecurity, geopolitical crises, pandemics, climate change, natural disasters, fluctuations in the global economy, and disruptions in global supply chains are among the threats confronting our region, and addressing them requires proper planning and coordination. The ECO’s 10-year vision must seriously focus on these challenges.”

Araghchi added that, in the view of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the ECO can — and should — take a leading and effective role in shaping a new regional economic architecture, one founded on partnership, mutual respect, and shared interests.