maturiko and mr. valodin, the honorable heads of the ladies and gentlemen assemblies, it is a reason to be happy that at the meeting of the brics parliamentary assembly in the city. the federation council and the state duma of the federation, a friendly and neighboring state of russia, for hosting me and the worthy actions of the organizers i appreciate this important meeting. first of all , i would like to express the sympathy of the authorities of the countries present in this meeting with the government and people of iran regarding the tragic martyrdom of president ayatollah dr. seyed ebrahim raisi. and i would like to express my gratitude to the honorable minister of foreign affairs mr. dr. hossein amir abdullahian and his companions. it honors their memory and prominent role in advancing the multilateral diplomacy of the islamic republic of iran, especially in brics. dear colleagues, the presence of new countries and the growing trend of countries' desire to join this multilateral international o