Chinese President Xi Jinping today he expressed his support for the expansion of the bloc. BRICS emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) XV. Summit of Heads of State and Government The group kicked off this Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa.
“We will establish stronger strategic partnerships with the BRICS,” Xi said in a speech read by Commerce Minister Wang Wentao at the Economic Forum Leaders’ Session, which the Chinese leader did not attend without an official statement. said.
“We will expand the BRICS-plus model, actively move forward in expanding membership, deepen solidarity and cooperation with other emerging markets and developing countries,” the president said through his minister.
According to Xi, Asking other countries to “take sides” or “form conflict blocs” is not an “exercise”.but “an effort to expand the architecture of peace and development” in the world.
“Whatever the resistance, the BRICS are a positive and stable force for the world. We will continue to grow.”
The economic forum was the starting signal for the summit, which will last until next Thursday, and included the intervention of Brazilian presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa; Russia, Vladimir Putin (intervented by videoconference) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The BRICS economies have become powerful engines of global growth,” said Ramaphosa, who hosted the meeting.
Bloc leaders are expected to address this issue at the plenary session on Wednesday. addition, One of the highlights of the BRICS meeting in Johannesburg.
About 40 countries have expressed interest in joining this club. According to the South African Government, which has received “official statements of interest from leaders of 23 countries”, including Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Bolivia, Cuba, Honduras, Venezuela, Algeria or Indonesia.
The bloc that has not yet agreed on the acceptance criteria, seeks greater weight in international institutions governed by United States of America and Europe.
Brazil, Russia, India and China formed the BRIC group in 2010, in which South Africa joined in 2006.
The bloc represents more than 42% of the world’s population and 30% of the planet’s land, as well as 23% of gross domestic product (GDP) and 18% of world trade.