BRICS 2024: Russia's chairmanship begins, Vladimir Putin shares motto, key focus and priorities | 5 points
ALSO READ: BRICS Summit 2023 Highlights HERE "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," the Russian president said. 1. In a statement on the start of Russia's BRICS Chairmanship, Putin said in the statement published on the Kremlin website that the Russian 2024 BRICS Chairmanship will "focus on positive and constructive cooperation with all countries concerned".
ALSO READ: Pakistan seeks BRICS membership, turns to Russia for support 2. In general, Russia will continue to promote all aspects of the BRICS partnership in three key areas, including politics and security, economy and finance, and cultural and humanitarian contacts, Putin said. Putin stated that Russia's priorities include promoting cooperation in science, high technology, healthcare, environmental protection, culture, sports, youth exchanges, and civil society.
ALSO READ: BRICS Summit 2023 highlights: India, a fastest-growing economy, will be growth engine of world, says PM Modi 3. The Russian president said BRICS is attracting an ever-increasing number of supporters and like-minded countries that share its underlying principles.
These principles include "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 the pursuit of collective solutions to the top challenges of our time". ALSO READ: PM Modi at BRICS 2023 "We will spare no effort to ensure that, while preserving traditions and being guided by the experience gained by
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