Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will not attend the 12th BRICS forum in New Delhi. The Iranian embassy in India said on Saturday that he got held back due to unforeseen circumstances. This meeting of parliamentary speakers from member countries remains a key event for building stronger international diplomatic ties.

Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will not attend the 12th BRICS forum in New Delhi due to "unforeseen circumstances", the Iranian embassy in India announced on Saturday.

The embassy said Qalibaf, Speaker of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly, would be unable to attend the meeting of speakers of the parliaments of BRICS member countries.