India, May 11 -- Iran's Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, is expected to visit India this week to attend the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi amid heightened tensions in West Asia.

Araghchi is likely to attend the meeting scheduled for May 14-15 in Delhi. The event will serve as a precursor to the 18th BRICS Summit, set to take place in New Delhi this September, where leaders of major emerging economies are expected to meet amid rising geopolitical tensions and growing global uncertainty.

Earlier, reports citing Iranian sources said Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, was also likely to attend the BRICS meeting later this week.

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