One of the central points of the summit will be the discussion on the mechanisms to create a new category of countries associated with the BRICS, without implying expanding the list of nine members of the forum.
The 16th BRICS Summit kicked off this Tuesday in the Russian city of Kazan with an informal meeting of its leaders and a series of bilateral meetings with the president. Vladimir Putinthe host president, among whom the two stand out with their Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinpingand the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In addition, the head of the Kremlin met with the presidents of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosaand Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisiand with the director of the New BRICS Development Bank, the former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff.
However, the formal talks of the BRICS summit will begin this Wednesday, a day on which the Russian president plans to hold bilateral talks with his Iranian counterparts, Masoud Pezeshkianand Turkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
On Thursday, following his press conference at the end of the summit, Putin has scheduled bilateral meetings with the presidents of Palestine, Laos, Mauritania and Bolivia.
That same Thursday, the head of the Kremlin will speak with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterreswith which he will discuss current issues on the world agenda, including the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine.
The BRICS group will a final statement including their “common position” on the situation in Ukraine, Yuri Ushakov, Kremlin adviser for international affairs, said today. “Agreement has already been reached on the content. No objections have been raised,” Ushakov told Russian state television.
Expansion, thrown away
One of the central points of the summit will be the discussion on the mechanisms to create a new category of associated countries to the BRICS, without implying that the list of nine members of the forum will be expanded.
The Kremlin has ruled out expanding the BRICS group at the Kazan summit, citing the differing positions of its members. “The issue of enlargement is not on the agenda. There are different points of view,” Dmitry Peskov, presidential spokesman, told local press.
The group was founded by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa and on January 1st they arrived Egypt, Iran, United Arab Emirates and Ethiopiawhose leaders will attend the summit in the Tatar capital.
They should have completed their entry this year too. Saudi Arabia and Argentinabut the first never confirmed her decision to join and the second withdrew her application at the last minute by decision of far-right President Javier Milei. Almost 30 states have publicly expressed their interest in joining the forum, including Cuba, Venezuela, Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Malaysia.
new world order
The President of China, Xi Jinpingdefended this Tuesday the “unbreakable” friendship with Russiadespite the turbulent international situation, during a meeting with Putin. Xi thanked Putin for the invitation to visit the Tatar capital and recalled that it is the third meeting that both leaders have held this year.
“We have followed the right path of building relations between great powers based on the principles of non-alignment, non-confrontation and non-targeting against third countries,” he added. He has also emphasized that the BRICS group is one of the most important platforms to promote a new world order. multipolar.
Putin has emphasized that strategic relations with the Asian giant are an “example” for all countries, as they have a mutually beneficial nature and do not react to current conditions. “Russian-Chinese cooperation in world affairs is one of the stabilizing factors in the international arena. We intend to further expand cooperation on all international platforms to safeguard global security and order. honestly” he noted.
The Brazilian President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaspoke to Putin by phone after he suffered a domestic accident and canceled his trip to Russia to participate in the summit. In any case, Lula will participate in the plenary meeting next Wednesday via video conference. At the summit, the Brazilian delegation will be led by Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira.
“I think these kinds of associations are a… exit to American totalitarianism and can overshadow the unilateralism that continues to impose sanctions on any government that wants it,” the president of Iran said. Masud Pezeshkianbefore leaving for the Russian city in statements to the media at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, as reported by the IRNA agency. Iran is participating in this forum for the first time as a permanent member.
Source: EITB
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