The BRICS countries adopt the New Delhi Declaration

Key points of the document:

Trust in UN Security Council as Conflict Resolution Body Lost – Egyptian President

The trust in the UN Security Council as a body for dispute resolution has been lost, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi said on Monday.

BRICS ‘condemn the military strikes’ against Iran, calls for unconditional Gaza ceasefire

Iran won the diplomatic backing of fellow BRICS nations meeting in Rio de Janeiro Sunday, with the bloc condemning recent Israel and US air strikes on military, nuclear, and other facilities.

Trump Threatens BRICS Countries With Tariffs Unless Abandon Plans to Replace US Dollar

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would impose 100% tariffs on BRICS countries if they did not abandon plans to create an alternative currency to the US dollar.

Illegitimate presence of foreign forces on Syrian territory violates UN Charter

Deputy Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee of the Council of the Russian Federation, Mr Andrei A. Klimov, stressed that Russia respects Syria’s sovereignty and exerts great efforts to strengthen this sovereignty.

Milei Rejects Invitation to Joint BRICS in Letters to Leaders of Russia, China - Reports

Argentine President Javier Milei officially rejected the invitation to become a member of the BRICS in a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Infobae news portal reported on Friday.

Over 40 Nations Interested in Joining BRICS

More than 40 countries have expressed interest in joining the BRICS group of nations, South Africa's top diplomat in charge of relations with the bloc said on Thursday.

Brazil, China Sign Pact to Abandon Dollar

Beijing and Brasilia signed an agreement on trade in mutual currencies, abandoning the US dollar as an intermediary, and are also planning to expand cooperation in the field of food and minerals.

Coordination with Syrian Government should be done, full sovereignty of Syria should be respected: Sergey Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed the necessity of full respect of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria in accordance with the UN Resolution No 2254, adding that all actions on the ground should be done in coordination with the Syrian government.

America's relationship with India very strong and diverse: US

America's relationship with India is very strong and diverse, the US on Saturday said even as it welcomed the recently concluded BRICS summit.

India misleading BRICS, trying to hide its brutalities in Kashmir: Pakistan

Strongly reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that Pakistan is the “mother-ship of terrorism” , Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif’s advisor on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz accused the Indian leader on Sunday of “misleading” the BRICS countries over the issue.

BRICS leaders call for an immediate end to the war in Syria

The leaders of the BRICS group called for an immediate end to the war in Syria, finding a peaceful solution there through Syrian-Syrian dialogue, working to combat terrorism and preventing the use of any country’s territory to support terrorism.

India, Russia ink 16 pacts, including 2 key defense deals

India and Russia Saturday inked 16 pacts, including two key defense agreements, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 8th BRICS Summit in the western state of Goa.

Το 2016 οι BRICS ξεκινούν χρηματοδοτήσεις

Η νέα αναπτυξιακή τράπεζα που δημιουργήθηκε από τις αναδυόμενες χώρες των BRICS θα είναι επιχειρησιακή και σε θέση να χρηματοδοτεί προγράμματα ήδη από την επόμενη χρονιά, ανακοίνωσε σήμερα ο πρόεδρος Βλαντίμιρ Πούτιν κατά τη σύνοδο κορυφής του οργανισμού στην πόλη Ούφα της Ρωσίας.

Διατηρεί το εμπάργκο η Ρωσία

Την περίπτωση χαλάρωσης για την Ελλάδα του εμπάργκο που έχει επιβληθεί στις εισαγωγές συγκεκριμένων τροφίμων απέρριψε η Ρωσία.

Cristina pidió "terminar con el pillaje internacional en materia financiera". La Presidenta también criticó a los organismos multilaterales...

En sus primeras declaraciones tras su arribo anoche a Brasilia, Cristina Kirchner criticó esta mañana a los organismos internacionales de crédito y a los fondos buitre e hizo un llamado a la paz en Medio Oriente.
"Se debe terminar con esta suerte de pillaje internacional en materia financiera", dijo al saludar a un grupo de jóvenes militantes del PT brasileño que se habían juntado en la puerta del Hotel Meliá de esta capital para saludar a presidentes latinoamericanos como Nicolás Maduro y Cristina. "No pueden permitir que les hipotequen el futuro", les recomendó.

BRICS launches development bank, based in Shanghai. (The New Development Bank's first president will be from India)

FORTALEZA, Brazil: The BRICS group of emerging powers launched a US$50 billion development bank on Tuesday to be based in Shanghai and a US$100 billion crisis contingency fund, according to a joint declaration.

The New Development Bank's first president will be from India while the board's chairman will be Brazilian, according to the declaration released at a summit in Fortaleza, Brazil.

The bank will have an initial subscribed capital of US$50 billion followed by an authorised capital of US$100 billion, equally shared among Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa.

Time to increase BRICS' role in global affairs(Putin)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said it's time to raise BRICS' role to a new level and make it an unalienable part of the global management system for sustainable development.

"The modern world is indeed multipolar, complex, and dynamic ... Any attempts to create a model of international relations where all decisions are made within a single pole are ineffective..." Putin said in an interview with Itar-Tass news agency published Tuesday.

BRICS, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, must assume responsibility for the world's sustainable development, Putin said.

BRICS set to launch development bank (to lift global status of emerging economies)

Leaders of the five major emerging economies, known as BRICS, are expected to inaugurate a development bank and a currency reserve fund at their annual meeting, marking the first concrete step to expand the group's influence.

The group, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, will kick off the two-day sixth BRICS Summit in the Brazilian resort city of Fortaleza Tuesday.

After two years of negotiations, the establishment of a development bank, which is seen as an alternative to the Western-dominated World Bank, will top this year's agenda.

Chinese president pledges to enhance ties with Greece (Both Greek Pr. Karolos Papoulias and PM Samaras came a long way to the island to receive him)

Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Sunday that his country would strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with Greece to further enhance bilateral ties.

Xi made the remarks when making a stopover on the southeastern Greek island of Rhodes on his way to Latin America. He was warmly received at the Diagoras International Airport by Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.