Iranian President Heads for Central Asia
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday started a tour of Central Asia that will take him to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The Iranian president is visiting Dushanbe at the invitation of his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon.
Heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation, Raisi is going to sign a number of bilateral agreements during his stay in Tajikistan.
The Iranian president will later travel to Uzbekistan to take part in the 16th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Tashkent.
Speaking to reporters before leaving Tehran, Raisi said the promotion of close relations with neighboring, Muslim and like-minded countries, such as the Central Asian states, constitutes a pillar of his administration’s foreign policy.
Commenting on the plans for the visit to Dushanbe and his speech at the upcoming ECO summit and the meetings on the sidelines of the event in Tashkent, Raisi said, “The most important subject I need to raise in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will be the issue of Gaza. The issue of Palestine has today attracted attention in the Muslim world and the world of humanity. People all over the globe seriously abhor the Zionist regime and its crimes against humanity.”
At least 10,328 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, when Hamas fighters launched a surprise operation outside Gaza.
The Israeli regime is killing Palestinian children at an unprecedented rate, according to the rights group Defense for Children International-Palestine.
