🎙 Address by Russia's President Vladimir Putin on the start of Russia's BRICS Chairmanship💬 On January 1, Russia was passed the baton of the
#BRICS chairmanship, an association which, according to the decision adopted by the 15th
BRICS Summit in August 2022, now includes 10 countries.
Egypt,
Ethiopia,
Iran,
Saudi Arabia, and the
United Arab Emirates joined
BRICS as new full members which is a strong indication of the growing authority of the association and its role in international affairs.
BRICS is attracting an ever
increasing number of supporters and like-minded countries that share its underlying principles, namely, sovereign equality, respect for the chosen path of development, mutual consideration of interests, openness, consensus, the aspiration to form a
multipolar international order and a fair global financial and trade system, and pursuit of collective solutions to top challenges of our time.
The Russian 2024
BRICS Chairmanship under the motto
Strengthening Multilateralism for Equitable Global Development and Security will act precisely in this manner and focus on positive and constructive cooperation with all countries concerned.
🔸 We will spare no effort to <...> facilitate the
harmonious integration of new participants in all formats of its activities.
🔸 We will start working on the modalities of a new category of
BRICS partner country.🔸 Russia will continue to promote all aspects of the
BRICS partnership in
three key areas: politics and security, economy and finance, and cultural and humanitarian contacts.
🔸 Our priorities include promoting cooperation in science, high technology, healthcare, environmental protection, culture, sports, youth exchanges, and civil society.
🔸 In total,
over 200 events of different levels and types will be held in many Russian cities as part of the chairmanship.
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