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The BRICS foreign ministers may hold a separate meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, with the situation in the Middle East likely to be one of the topics, the Izvestia daily reported.
“This issue is currently being discussed,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov told the newspaper, responding to a question about the possibility of holding a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New York.
The report said the situation in the Middle East could be one of the most difficult topics of the talks.
Izvestia recalled that the previous meeting of BRICS foreign ministers ended without a joint statement due to disagreements between Iran and the UAE over the Middle East agenda.
The new UN General Assembly session traditionally begins in September; this year, the 81st session will open on Sept 8.
On July 8, US President Donald Trump declared that the ceasefire reached with Iran on June 18 was no longer in effect. Since July 8, the US military has carried out several attacks on Iran. The US Central Command claimed that this was in response to Tehran’s actions against commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iranian military responded with strikes on US bases in several Middle East countries. Tehran also accused Washington of violating the ceasefire memorandum.
Trump later announced that he had called off planned attacks on Iran in light of the emerging peace deal, which includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and agreements on Iran’s nuclear programme.
BRICS is an interstate association created in 2006. In addition to Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the group was joined by Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE in 2024, and Indonesia became a full member of BRICS in 2025.
