Iranian Foreign Minister holds separate meeting with Kashmiri leaders; Mirwaiz bats for dialogue over war
At meeting on sidelines of BRICS Summit, Kashmir leaders express solidarity with Iran and call for diplomacy and peaceful resolution of disputes
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a private meeting with prominent Kashmiri religious figures, such as Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Aga Syed Hassan, Muntazir Mehdi, and Molvi Imran Raza Ansari, during the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026. The Kashmiri leaders advocated for diplomacy instead of warfare to address their issues.
The Iranian news agency, IRNA, published photos from the gathering, stating that the delegation exchanged views with Araghchi on the challenging circumstances in the region. They called for preserving unity within the Muslim Ummah and expressed their support for Iran, as well as deep concerns regarding the loss of lives and destruction of property due to war.
The Kashmiri leaders also mentioned the ongoing suffering in Palestine and the instability in Lebanon.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq emphasized that conflict should not lead to increased sectarian divisions within the Muslim world and urged for dialogue and negotiation instead of confrontation. He also gifted Araghchi a miniature of the historic Jama Masjid mosque. The Mirwaiz highlighted South Asia's experience, which demonstrated the heavy human toll of prolonged tensions, and stressed the importance of sustained engagement and dialogue.
He praised India's legacy of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence (ahimsa) and urged India to play a constructive role in promoting restraint, diplomacy, and peaceful engagement amidst growing international tensions. The Kashmiri leaders stressed that people-to-people links between India and Iran run deep and that they stand in solidarity with Iran.
Aga Syed Hassan, another Kashmiri leader, reiterated that the people of Kashmir stand in solidarity with the Iranian people and commended their resilience in the face of aggression and pressure. He also called for a bully-free world based on sovereignty, mutual respect, dialogue, international law, and the peaceful resolution of disputes.
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