Finland urges Iran to stop providing weapons to Russia

President Alexander Stubb on Monday urged his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to stop providing weapons to Russia.

The Presidents at a meeting on the sidelines of the UN summit in New York also discussed various international issues including the situation in Gaza.

“I met with the President of Iran, Dr. Pezeshkian. I called on Iran to stop providing weapons to Russia. We also discussed the situation in Gaza and options for diplomacy. We agreed that further dialogue is needed,” Stubb wrote in a post on his social media platform X after the meeting.

The President also held a meeting with King of Jordan Abdullah II on Monday, on the second day of his five-day visit to U.S.

“Tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate. Had an opportunity to get firsthand information from His Majesty King Abdullah II. Jordan is always a force stability in the region,” wrote Stubb in another X post.

Earlier the President addressed the UN General Assembly at the Summit of the Future. His call for better multilateralism and a reformed UN was well received, Finland's Mission to the UN wrote in a post in X.

"This pact for the future gives us many good answers. Let’s start implementing it."

Stubb also thanked UN Secretary General António Guterres for his initiatives to reform the UN.

“The Pact for the Future will help pave the way for greater international cooperation,” he wrote in another post in X.

Stubb will deliver Finland's National Statement at the Assembly’s General Debate on September 25.