{"id":133001,"date":"2026-09-13T08:12:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T03:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=133001"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:12:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T03:12:36","slug":"brics-urges-maximum-restraint-in-mideast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/133001\/","title":{"rendered":"BRICS urges \u2018maximum restraint\u2019 in Mideast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEW DELHI(National Times)- Members of the 11-nation BRICS group, including China, Russia, Iran and UAE, urged \u201cmaximum res\u00adtraint\u201d in the Middle East on Saturday, papering over months of division to issue a joint statement even as fighting between the US and Iran shows no sign of abating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The declaration, relea\u00adsed on the opening day of the group\u2019s summit in New Delhi, called on countries to avoid steps that might inflame the conflict further and demanded protection for civilians, sovereignty and the free flow of trade, energy and shipping through the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe express deep concern over the continued escalation of tensions in the Middle East\/West Asia and, recalling our respective national positions, call for exercising maximum restraint, as well as avoiding actions that could further aggravate the situation,\u201d said the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pointedly, the 11 natio\u00ad\u00adns also condemned strikes on nuclear sites, warning that attacks on facilities under the safeguard of the International Atomic Ene\u00adrgy Agency (IAEA) bre\u00ad\u00adached international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe express serious con\u00ad\u00adcern over deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure and peaceful nuclear facilities under full safeguards of the IAEA, in violation of international law and relevant resolutions of the IAEA,\u201d the declaration said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNuclear safeguards, safety and security must always be upheld, including in armed conflicts, to protect people and the environment from harm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bloc, which also addressed the crises in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2028285\/gaza-west-bank-violence-has-destroyed-two-state-hopes-says-board-of-peace\">Gaza<\/a>, Lebanon, Sudan and Syria, called for ceasefires and humanitarian access across all four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reaching any consensus at all marked a shift from May, when BRICS foreign ministers meeting in the Indian capital fai\u00adled to agree a joint text on the Middle East because of sharply differing views among member states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of the diplomatic effort in New Delhi has gone into narrowing the gap between Iran and the United Arab Emirates, whose disagreements have intensified as Tehran and Washington trade strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran has targeted the US bases across the Gulf during the war, hitting the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2026349\">Al Minhad Air Base<\/a>&nbsp;in the UAE as recently as late August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foreign policy analysts said reaching a common statement reflected the bloc\u2019s effort to maintain dialogue despite disagreements among its members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They added that the dec\u00adlaration was unlikely to immediately alter the cou\u00adrse of the conflict but sho\u00ad\u00adwed an attempt by eme\u00adrg\u00ading economies to present a coordinated position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe key to ending the war lies with the US and Israel,\u201d Sunjay Sudhir, a former Indian ambassador to the UAE, told&nbsp;<em>Reuters<\/em>. \u201cWhat India has done is keep the difficult conversations going by showing that countries of the region can sit at the same table.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China\u2019s president, Xi Jinping, used the summit to press for a political settlement, telling the state broadcaster CCTV that the war served nobody\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRelevant parties must remain committed to a po\u00ad\u00adlitical settlement and work towards achieving a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Xi also said China was ready to play its \u201cdue role\u201d in achieving peace and sta\u00ad\u00adbility in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said BRICS members should focus on turning their cooperation into practical outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI(National Times)- Members of the 11-nation BRICS group, including China, Russia, Iran 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