The Iranian president called on the BRICS to create a system of trade settlements independent of the dollar

    Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, at an expanded meeting of the BRICS summit, called on the member countries of the association to create a commercial settlement system independent of the US dollar.

    This is reported by the Report with reference to TASS.

    "It is necessary to step up efforts aimed at reducing the dominance of the dollar in the global economy by making operational decisions by the BRICS group on the creation of a BRICS currency basket or a new settlement mechanism independent of the dollar," he said.