Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: Pezeshkian to Travel to Armenia on Friday

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced that the President will attend the Biodiversity Convention summit in Armenia on Friday, and referred to the participation of an Iranian delegation led by the deputy foreign minister at the seventh CICA summit in Baku. Foreign Ministry spokesperson: Pezeshkian to travel to Armenia on Friday first appeared on Safir Arjan.

According to the report of Ambassador Arjan, Ismail Baqaei, the spokesperson of the diplomatic service, announced today (Thursday) the visit of Masoud Bizikian to Armenia to participate in the Biodiversity Treaty Summit.

In this regard, he said: The President's short visit to Yerevan will be held on Friday, October 24, to participate in the 17th Summit of the Heads of Governments of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and on the sidelines of the Summit, he is going to have a discussion and exchange of views with some of the leaders participating in the Summit.

Describing the importance of this international treaty for the protection of nature and environment at the global level, Baqaei said: The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity was created in 1992 and currently has 196 members, and all countries except the United States are members of this document.

Baqaei stated: Iran is one of the early signatories of this treaty and became its official member in 1375, and during the past three decades, it has played an important role in formulating mechanisms and rules related to the protection of biodiversity and the environment.

Referring to the losses and damages caused to the environment of Iran and the region, including in the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea, during the military aggression of the United States and the Zionist regime against our country, Baqaei emphasized: The Islamic Republic of Iran will use every opportunity to document and explain the crimes committed against the environment.

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also responded to the journalists' question about the "Conference of Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia" (SICA) summit in Baku, said: The Islamic Republic of Iran, as one of the important and influential countries in West Asia, is participating in the seventh high-level summit of the "Conference of Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia" (SICA) organization, which is being held today, October 23, in Baku (Azerbaijan).

Referring to the importance of Iran's prominent presence in international events to explain the country's positions and ensure its effectiveness in compiling documents and approvals of international meetings, Baqa'i clarified: effective and authoritative presence in international diplomatic events is part of the policy of the diplomatic system, and continuous participation in SICA meetings was also based on this.

Beqaei pointed out that according to the plans of the President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Deputy of International Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is participating in the 7th SICA High Level Summit as the country's representative.

Explaining the background and importance of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (SICA), the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: SICA is one of the regional multilateral institutions that was established about three decades ago at the initiative of Kazakhstan with the aim of strengthening peace and stability in Asia through trust building between countries.

Gharibabadi left the meeting hall today at the same time as Isaac Herzog's speech at the SICA meeting.