In this week’s round-up: BRICS drives global economic growth: President Putin; Sisi says persistent Gaza war, Lebanon attacks reflect global double standards; Orban calls BRICS summit in Kazan gathering of eastern world with strong economies; ‘No more destruction in Palestine, Lebanon’: China’s Xi urges BRICS to be stabilising force for peace; The main takeaways from the BRICS summit.
BRICS drives global economic growth: President Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in the opening of the BRICS Business Forum in Moscow, where he emphasised the importance of the economic cooperation group.
Sisi says persistent Gaza war, Lebanon attacks reflect global double standards
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has underlined the crisis unfolding in the Middle East region, marked by the ongoing Israeli war and extension of attacks to Lebanon, saying it reflects double standards defining the international system today.
Xi urges “BRICS Plus” to pursue common security and development, harmony among civilisations
Chinese President Xi Jinping called on “BRICS Plus” countries to strive for common security, common development and harmony among civilisations.
Orban calls BRICS summit in Kazan gathering of eastern world with strong economies
The BRICS summit in Kazan was a summit of the Eastern world with powerful economies, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
BRICS 2024: PM Modi highlights UPI’s success story, urges global unity against terrorism
At the Closed Plenary session, PM Modi emphasised the need for a people-centric approach to solving global challenges. He also called for reformed multilateralism. The Prime Minister even underlined the importance of dialogue and diplomacy for global peace and stability. “We support dialogue and diplomacy, not war,” he said.
‘No more destruction in Palestine, Lebanon’: China’s Xi urges BRICS to be stabilising force for peace
Stressing that there should be “no more suffering and destruction in Palestine and Lebanon,” China’s President Xi Jinping called on the BRICS member states to “uphold peace and strive for common security.”
Turkish President Erdogan meets with his Congolese counterpart at BRICS summit in Kazan
Türkiye’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and senior advisor to the Turkish president on foreign policy and security, Akif Cagatay Kilic, also attended the meeting.
The main takeaways from the BRICS summit
A brief summary of the outcome of the BRICS summit.
