Pars Today- Pakistani parliament’s trade committee called for using local currencies in commercial transactions with Iran.
Iranian president’s emphasis on safeguarding territorial integrity of the regional countries, UN reaction to Trump’s tariff war, Israeli blockade of assistance to Gaza, declaration of ceasefire in eastern Congo, Pakistani parliamentarian trade committee’s call for employment of local currencies in trade with Iran, China’s presidency of UNSC are the excerpts of Iranian and global news in this package of Pars Today.
Iran; Pezeshkian: Change of regional borders is not acceptable under any circumstances
Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in a meeting in Tehran with Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan Republic for Foreign Policy, considered safeguarding of territorial integrity of regional countries as a basic principle of Iran’s foreign policy and said, “Changing of regional borders is not acceptable under any circumstances.”
World: China becomes rotating president of UNSC
China took over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council in February, 2024. The UNSC presidency rotates every month among the 15 member states.
Resistance; Hamas: Israel continues obstructionism
According to Shahab news agency, Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas leader, said on Monday evening, “The Israeli regime intentionally hinders the way of assistance and settlement of the people of Gaza.” The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor announced on the issue, “All of the tents reaching Gaza do not meet more than %8 of the need in the region.”
US; UN reaction to Trump’s tariff war
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary General, expressed the UN’s concern over the imminent trade war and economic limitations as a result of the tariffs imposed by the US President, Donald Trump’s, on imports.
Africa; rebels announce ceasefire in east Congo
Reuters reported on Monday night that the “Congo River Alliance” with rebels of “March 23” (M23) among its members, has announced ceasefire since February 4. These rebels, who have seized “Goma”, the largest city in the east of the country, added that they are not intent to seize “Bukavu” city, capital of “South Kivu” province.
Palestine; meeting of Russian and Hamas officials
Taas news agency announced that Mikhail Bogdanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, met with Musa Abu Marzook, Deputy Political Bureau of Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), in Moscow. The two officials talked about ceasefire agreement in Gaza and the need to increase humanitarian assistance to Palestinians.
Europe; Von der Leyen: We will respond decisively to US tariffs
Reuters reported that Ursual Gertrud von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, warned after the EU summit in Brussels, “If this union is targeted with American tariffs, it will give it a decisive response.”
Iran; Tehran warns over repetition of Gaza genocide in West Bank
Esmail Baqaei, Spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry, referring to the repeated warnings of the UN human rights bodies, including that of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, about the “spread of Israeli genocide to the West Bank concurrent with ceasefire in Gaza and the international community’s silence”, called for the world community’s serious reaction to prevent the repetition of heinous crimes by the Occupying regime.
Asia; Pakistani parliament’s trade committee calls for using local currencies in trade with Iran
According to IRNA, Pakistani Senate’s trade committee, during the meeting to pursue the future issues in bilateral trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially the complicated swap procedure between the two countries, called on Islamabad to put on the agenda the using of local currencies to ease commercial transactions with Iran.
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