In this week’s round-up:
-Iran urges BRICS to play role in stopping occupation crimes
-Ethiopia working to secure New Development Bank membership
-Syria, Bolivia, Sri Lanka want to join BRICS
-Moscow to host tourism forum
-Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Syria keen to join BRICS
Iran urges BRICS to play role in stopping occupation crimes
Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri called on BRICS members to exercise their political and actual will to completely stop attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, to immediately, completely and sustainably stop attacks on Gaza, to quickly send humanitarian aid, especially food supplies, medical supplies, medicines and treatment to all areas of Gaza, and to completely withdraw the occupation forces from Gaza.
Syria, Bolivia, Sri Lanka want to join BRICS
Syria has started the process of joining BRICS, Tass reported. Syria’s ambassador to Moscow recently said that applications to join have been submitted.
Meanwhile, Bolivia and Sri Lanka have also shown interest in becoming a member of the global alliance. According to Tass, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said his country supports Bolivia’s ambitions, after talks with the Foreign Minister of Bolivia, Celinda Sosa.
Around 4,500 tickets sold in only two days for 2024 BRICS Games in Russia’s Kazan
“There is an enormous demand encompassing a wide geographical scale, because not only are people from Kazan and Tatarstan purchasing tickets, but people from across the country and around the world as well,” Tatarstan Minister of Sports Vladimir Leonov Leonov said.
Ethiopia working to secure New Development Bank membership
In a media briefing regarding the country’s diplomatic activities over the week, Spokesperson of the Ministry Nebiyu Tedla, indicated that Ethiopian delegation led by State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Mesganu Arga participated in the consultation of BRICS member countries held in Moscow, Russia.
The Iranian Red Crescent Society becomes chair of BRICS health working group
IRCS Chief Pir-Hossein Koulivand in a meeting with Co-Chair of BRICS Civil Forum Alena Peryshkina introduced the IRCS as the main option for the chair of the health working group of BRICS.
Russian agencies mull creating alternative to EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism within BRICS
Within the context of discussions about the development of a low-carbon economy initiated by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) ahead of its congress, the Industry and Trade Ministry said an alternative mechanism could offset the risks of restrictions on competition on world markets.
Russia sees potential for strengthening ties with China within BRICS, SCO — Lavrov
Russia sees potential to work more closely with China in the BRICS group of nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. According to Lavrov, the Russian-Chinese Friendship Society as well as the Chinese People’s Society for Friendship with Foreign Countries go a long way toward building relations.
Russia to host BRICS tourism forum
Russia’s hosting of a tourism forum signifies its ambition to become a global tourism hub. The event serves as a platform to showcase Russia’s diverse cultural, historical, and natural attractions to an international audience. It provides an opportunity for stakeholders to discuss emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities in the tourism industry.
BRICS expansion to cause changes to global geopolitics, economy — Thai expert
Thailand sees BRICS as an important interstate association, the expansion of which will lead to changes to the world geopolitics and economy, Thai political scientist Jiraporn Ruampongpattana has told TASS.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov: BRICS moves forward, creating important precedent
Sergey Ryabkov, after graduating in 1982 from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, worked in various diplomatic positions in the central apparatus of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and abroad. In an exclusive interview with TV BRICS, he spoke about what to expect from Russia’s chairmanship of the group.
