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🎙 Remarks and answers to media questions by President of Russia Vladimir Putin following the results of the XVI BRICS Summit in Kazan (October 24, 2024)
💬 Vladimir Putin: The XVI BRICS Summit has just concluded with great success.
It marked the culmination of Russia's chairmanship of the group and was one of the significant events on the global political calendar.
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Regarding the Kazan Summit itself, delegations from 35 countries and six international organisations participated in it, as you are already aware. Such broad representation clearly underscores the authority and role of BRICS, as well as the growing interest in cooperation with us from states that are indeed pursuing truly independent and sovereign policies.
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📄 The Kazan Declaration which summed up the discussions was approved at the Summit.
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In Kazan, we reaffirmed that BRICS is not a closed format; it is open to all those who share BRICS values. The Group's members are prepared to work towards identifying joint solutions without external pressure or attempts to enforce narrow approaches upon anyone. BRICS is compelled to respond to the burgeoning demand in the world for such cooperation. Accordingly, we devoted particular attention to the matter of potential BRICS expansion through the establishment of a new category — that of partner states.
The Summit has concluded. I wish to express my gratitude once again to all my colleagues, who travelled to Kazan, for their contributions to our collective efforts. I must highlight that their input was quite substantial.
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Answers to media questions. Key points:
Prospects for the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis
• All the parties are in favour of resolving the conflict at the earliest opportunity, preferably through peaceful means. You may be aware that the People's Republic of China and Brazil put forward an initiative at the General Assembly in New York. Numerous BRICS nations endorse these initiatives, and we, in turn, extend our gratitude to our partners for their attention to this conflict and their pursuit of methods to resolve it.
• We are ready to discuss a peace agreement in any shape or form based on the reality on the ground. That is to say, I am not ready to accept anything else.
On alleged Russia's interference in the US electoral process and the prospects for normalization of Russia-US relations
• This issue has been making headlines for years now. <...> However, after an investigation conducted in the United States, everyone, including US Congress, concluded that it was utter nonsense and that nothing of the kind ever happened. There were no contacts back then, and there are none now.
• Russia-US relations after the elections depend primarily on the United States. If the United States is open to building normal relations with Russia, we will do the same. If not, so be it. This is up to the future Administration.
On global and regional stability, security and building a just world
• Is it fair in terms of security that you have for years disregarded our repeated requests to our partners not to expand NATO eastward? Is it fair that you lied through your teeth, saying that the bloc would not expand while doing precisely that in violation of your commitments? <...> Is it fair that you violated your commitments within the OSCE, when all Western countries signed a document stating that no country may ensure its security at the expense of other countries?
❗️This is not fair. We want to change this, and we will change it.
The situation in the Middle East
• I believe that there is no person on Earth whose heart does not bleed when they see what is happening in Gaza. Over 40,000 people, mostly women and children, have been killed.
• The solution can only be found by addressing the root causes, the primary one being the lack of a fully recognized, sovereign Palestinian state. It is necessary to implement all relevant UN Security Council resolutions on this matter.
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🎙 Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov’s address at the opening of the BRICS Media Summit(September 14, 2024)
Unofficial translation
💬 In a rapidly changing world order, BRICS increasingly acts as an innovatory interaction format uniting countries <...> with different political and economic systems, often with divergent views on certain aspects on the global agenda.
Key takeaways:
• During the years of joint work since about 2008, they have developed a special dialogue culture as well as open and confidential relations based on the principles of sovereign equality, respect for the choice of their own development path and unconditional account of each other’s interests.
• This form of cooperation is intended to become a model of equal interstate communication. Otherwise, it will be extremely difficult, if not impossible at all, to find answers to the challenges facing the world. There is no room for coercion or imposing alien priorities.
• BRICS is gradually turning to a centre of attraction for the Global South and East, which increasingly expresses the genuine interests of the World Majority.
• As new states join the BRICS, one of the unconditional priorities of collective work is to consolidate partnership within the association.
• We pay special attention to the development of interaction with the developing countries of the Global South and East. We are trying to attract them to various formats and mechanisms.
• Our efforts are undoubtedly focused on promoting favourable conditions for the progressive development of Russia and other BRICS nations.
• We expect that the media will make a tangible contribution to the success and unbiased coverage of the BRICS Summit (Kazan, October 22-24) and other events held by the association.
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⚡️ Foreign delegations of the BRICS nations and like-minded states are arriving in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, ahead of the BRICS Ministerial (June 10-11).
Guests are greeted in the most cordial manner and, as per ancient Russian tradition, are welcomed as dear friends, with 'bread and salt'.
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🇷🇺🌍 The #BRICS2024 Summit is a perfect illustration of the international paradigm shift, a French politician says
What we hear in the West, particularly in France, is that Russia is isolated, but when you arrive here in Russia, you find yourself with 50% of the world's population, Sébastien Périmony, Member of the Africa office of the French Solidarity and Progress party, told Sputnik Africa on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
🗣 "So we can see that the world is turning towards the East, towards Asia, towards the BRICS. This summit is a perfect illustration of this international paradigm shift, in which the global majority is increasingly united against a minority that is the bankrupt and increasingly war-mongering West," Sébastien Périmony stated.
Earlier, Vladimir Putin declared that the share of the BRICS in the world economy, in terms of purchasing power parity, will reach 36.7% in 2024, which exceeds that of the G7 countries.
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🛬 October 23 in photos: Heads of Delegations arrive in Kazan to take part in the BRICS Summit and BRICS Plus / Outreach meetings.
Welcome!
🇹🇷 President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan
🇦🇿 President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
🇰🇬 President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov
🇹🇯 President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon
🇺🇿 President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev
🇹🇲 President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov
🇻🇳 Prime Minister of VietnamPham Minh Chính
🇸🇦 Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
🇹🇭 Foreign Minister of Thailand Maris Sangiampongsa
🇧🇭 Foreign Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani
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🛬 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Kazan. He was warmly welcomed at the airport, in accordance with long-standing Russian and Tatar traditions. As a guest of honour, the Secretary-General was treated to the famous Russian bread and salt.
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🛬 Leaders and Heads of Delegations arrive in Kazan to participate in the #BRICS2024 Summit!
Footage shows the welcoming ceremonies for 🇨🇬 President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso, 🇮🇩Foreign Minister of Indonesia Sugiono, 🇨🇺 Foreign Minister of Cuba Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla,🇧🇴 Foreign Minister of Bolivia Celinda Sosa Lunda,🇳🇮 Foreign Minister of Nicaragua Valdrack Jaentschke.
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🤝 Russia's President Vladimir Putin and President of the BRICS New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff met on the sidelines of the #BRICS2024 Summit.
📍Kazan, October 22, 2024
🛬 Leaders and Heads of Delegations of the #BRICS2024 Summit countries continue to arrive in Kazan!
Footage shows the greeting ceremonies for Indian Prime Minister 🇮🇳Narendra Modi, South African President 🇿🇦Cyril Ramaphosa, Ethiopian Prime Minister 🇪🇹Abiy Ahmed Ali, Brazilian Foreign Minister 🇧🇷Mauro Vieira.
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