Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: Amir Abdullahian wrote on X social network about the purpose of his trip to New York and participation in the United Nations Security Council meeting: "In order to participate in the United Nations Security Council meeting, which was invited by the foreign ministers.
Meanwhile, the foreign ministers of Iran and Russia discussed regional, international and bilateral issues before the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East that will be held tomorrow.
In this meeting, Amir Abdollahian, referring to Russia's position and its role as a permanent member of the Security Council, demanded that this country play a more active role in order to stop the war against Gaza.
Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, also criticized America's disruptions in the Security Council and Washington's obstruction of the ceasefire resolution. He called for a united position of the Arab countries regarding the Palestinian issue.
This is the third visit of Iran's foreign minister to New York this year. He traveled to New York for the first time to participate in the meeting of the leaders of the United Nations General Assembly with the President of Iran, and he traveled to America for the second time to participate in the emergency meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.
The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution with a positive vote of 153 of its members, which is an overwhelming majority of votes, which calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, as well as the immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners.
Before arriving in New York following the assassination of five Iranian military advisors in Syria, Iran's foreign minister said in a letter to the UN Secretary General: The Israeli regime must bear the consequences of its terrorist and other terrorist acts against Iran's military advisors.
The meeting of the United Nations Security Council to review the latest developments in the region and the Israeli-Palestinian war is scheduled to be held tomorrow afternoon local time at the level of the foreign ministries of the member countries of this council as well as the countries affecting the region.
In addition to participating in the UN Security Council meeting for the first time, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran is also scheduled to have bilateral meetings with his counterparts and UN officials.
France, which is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council this month (January 2024), has invited the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran and other countries to participate in this meeting.
The Security Council, which has five permanent members with the right of veto and 10 non-permanent members, since the beginning of the Israeli war following the Al-Aqsa storm operation on October 7, 2023, due to the opposition and veto of one of the permanent members of this council, has not been able to, despite international pressure and The world's public opinion wants to establish a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
The main task of the United Nations Security Council is to maintain international peace and security, which, with the unilateralism of some of its members, has become further away from its main mission every day and has been ineffective in many cases, such as the Israeli-Palestinian war.