New Delhi, May 13 -- Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, on Wednesday said that India has been impartial as the Chairperson of BRICS.

Gharibabadi told ANI, "India has shown impartiality as Chair of BRICS."

Ahead of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting being hosted by India, Gharibabadi said that his country is in favour of a BRICS declaration and does not want to give a message that the grouping is divided.

The conflict between Israel and the US on one side and Iran on the other began on February 28. There is a frosty ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

"We are in favour of having the BRICS Declaration. We want the BRICS hosted by India to be successful. We don't want to giv...