New delhi: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in the Indian capital New Delhi on Saturday to discuss regional de-escalation efforts.

According to Anadolu Agency, the meeting also addressed a host of regional and international issues, including "reducing tensions, promoting stability in the region, and enhancing prospects for peace and development for its peoples," as stated by the Abu Dhabi Media Office in a brief announcement on the US social media platform X.

Earlier, Iran's official news agency IRNA released video footage of the meeting but did not provide details about the discussions. The weekend summit in New Delhi was attended by the Chinese, Russian, and Iranian presidents, among other leaders, and comes at a time when the US-Iran war has been ongoing for seven months and the Russia-Ukraine war has persisted for more than four years.

China is scheduled to assume the rotating BRICS presidency next year after India's term concludes.