Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergey Aleynik said that with three of the five permanent members representing the West, the Council currently does not reflect the present-day political realities

Aleksandr Lukashenko argues sanctions used as tool to divide CSTO countries

​​​​​​​Fatemi-Amin made the remarks in a meeting with Minister of Industry of Belarus Rogozhnik Alexander Nikolaevich.

Dmitry Koltsov, in an interview with Beltai news agency of Belarus on Saturday, added: " the resumption of the direct flight between Minsk and Tehran will be an important factor for the expansion of economic cooperation between Belarus and Iran."

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian explained the consultations held on Wednesday after meeting and talking with Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Maki in a joint press conference.

Speaking during a meeting with a trade delegation from Belarus, Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine, and Trade Reza Fatemi-Amin said that Iran’s current discovered copper reserves account for 7% of the total world reserves of the mineral.

Belarusian Ambassador to Tehran Dmitry Koltsov has headed a delegation to Hormuzgan province in southern Iran.

The arrival of troops from the former Soviet republic comes as Russian warships mount off Syrian coast amid simmering tensions with the West