Ali Bagheri, the acting Iranian Foreign Minister, continued his diplomatic consultations in New York by meeting with Péter Szijjártó, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, at the United Nations headquarters.

During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations and regional issues. Bagheri, while once again congratulating Hungary on assuming the rotating presidency of the European Union, stated that the relations between Iran and Hungary have always been positive and forward-moving.

He emphasized the necessity of strengthening regional stability and preventing the escalation of tensions, pointing to recent threats against Lebanon and the crimes of the Israeli regime against the Palestinian people. Bagheri warned that any new provocations in the region would be detrimental to the instigators.

In the meeting, Péter Szijjártó, the Hungarian Foreign Minister, also emphasized the importance of diplomacy in bilateral relations and the international arena and welcomed the strengthening of ties with Iran. He expressed hope that during Hungary's presidency of the European Union, the dialogues would become more robust.

On the sidelines of the Security Council meeting on multilateralism, the two sides reviewed and assessed areas of cooperation and exchanged views on regional and global developments, including the situation in Gaza and the war in Ukraine.

Bagheri stressed the necessity of quickly ending attacks against the people of Gaza and restoring calm to the region, warning that any continuation of the crisis, including attacks on Lebanon, would not go unanswered.

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