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BRICS Summit 2023 updates: The 15th summit of the economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa is taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa.
BRICS Summit 2023 updates: Leaders from the economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa attended the Business Forum of the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The summit, scheduled to take place from August 22 to 24, saw the attendance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, upon the invitation of South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa. ...Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin chose to address the meeting virtually rather than attend in person, while Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov represented the country at the event.
Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping opted to skip the key meeting, although he had arrived in South Africa ahead of his state visit.
This marks PM Modi's third visit to South Africa, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between India and South Africa.
The current BRICS summit is being presided over by South Africa, with the theme for this year's summit being: “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for mutually accelerated growth, sustainable development, and inclusive multilateralism.”
BRICS Summit Live Updates: China to help South Africa to cut emissions from coal-fired power plants
South Africa's electricity minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa on Wednesday said that Chinese power companies had agreed to share their technology to assist Eskom, the state utility of South Africa, in reducing pollution from its coal-based power plants, news agency Reuters reported.
During a signing event at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, Ramokgopa also mentioned that Chinese companies would provide support to Eskom in improving its power transmission and distribution systems.
BRICS Summit Live Updates: What did Russia's Putin say in BRICS Forum ?
Russian President Vladimir Putin took multiple shots at the West during the BRICS Forum on Tuesday to rail at what he called “illegitimate sanctions” on his country and threaten to cut off Ukraine's grain exports permanently.
Putin, did not travel to Johannesburg for the summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies. Instead, he planned to join the meetings of the summit virtually.
BRICS Summit Live Updates: First in-person, after three consecutive years of virtual meetings due to Covid pandemic
This marks the first in-person BRICS Summit following a sequence of three consecutive years of virtual gatherings due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The alliance of BRICS, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, unites five prominent developing nations that collectively account for 41 per cent of the global population, 24 per cent of the global GDP, and 16 per cent of the global trade. PM Modi arrived in Johannesburg on Tuesday on a three-day trip encompassing visits to South Africa and Greece.
BRICS Summit Live Updates: ‘New wave of protectionism impacts growth,’ says South African President
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed concerns about the “new wave protectionism” and the resulting effects of one-sided actions that do not align with the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO). He highlighted that such developments are detrimental to global economic growth and progress.
Ramaphosa was joined on the stage by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazilian President Lula Da Silva, and China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, who represented President Xi Jinping in his speech. Russian President Vladimir Putin, following the BRICS Business Forum Leaders Dialogue, delivered his address virtually.
BRICS Summit Live Updates: Chinese President Xi Jinping skips key meeting
Chinese President Xi Jinping chose not to participate in the crucial meeting, where leaders from the member countries convened during the BRICS Business Forum held in Johannesburg
Representing President Xi, China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao delivered an address, saying, “Some country obsessed with maintaining its hegemony has gone out of its way to cripple the emerging markets and developing countries.”
BRICS Summit Live Updates: ‘India will be growth engine of world,’ says PM Modi in Johannesburg
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India will emerge as the growth engine of the world in the coming years, highlighting the economic reforms and the technological leap undertaken by India,
Speaking at BRICS Business Forum in South Africa, PM further said that the people of India have resolved to turn India into a developed nation by 2047.
Meanwhile, he congratulated the BRICS Business Council on its tenth anniversary and said that BRICS Business Council has played a very vital role in enhancing our economic cooperation.
