On June 10, 2024 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, attended the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
During the meeting, Wang pointed out that based on the current circumstances, BRICS should stand high and look far ahead amidst the changes unseen in a century, saying that at present, certain major countries are reverting to a Cold War mentality, cobbling together geopolitical ‘cliques,’ openly defying United Nations Security Council resolutions, and eroding the authority of multilateral mechanisms.
Wang noted that the practice of politicizing economic issues and arbitrarily linking them to security is running rampant and unilateral sanctions and technological barriers are increasing.
He however said in the face of the contest between the forces of building a multipolar world and upholding unipolar hegemony, and the clash between economic globalization and ‘de-globalization’ tendencies, BRICS should follow the trend of history, stand on the side of fairness and justice, and make the right choices.
Wang said: “Looking ahead, the greater BRICS must take greater responsibilities and actions. The strategic significance and political effects of the greater BRICS should be fully leveraged to make BRICS a new type of multilateral cooperation mechanism based on emerging markets and developing countries, and open and inclusive to the world.”
Wang further proposed the strengthening of confidence in multilateralism to draw a new blueprint for future global development, urged BRICS to firmly toughen the determination to maintain peace and security to offer new support for the political resolution of hotspot issues and to stay committed to the BRICS original aspiration of openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation to elevate practical cooperation to new heights.
Wang also called on BRICS to give full play to the resource and market strengths of the greater BRICS, strengthen the supporting role of financial and trade cooperation, ensure the role of energy and food security cooperation, drive innovation cooperation, and act as a bridge for people-to-people and cultural exchanges, so as to upgrade BRICS practical cooperation and ensure fruitful outcomes at the Kazan Summit.