BRICS countries condemned the US attack on Iran. Summit in Brazil without the leaders of Russia and China
According to the group, which includes Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa, attacks from June 13 were “a violation of international law and the United Nations Cards”. However, the statement does not mention the names of countries that made attacks, i.e. Israel and the USA.
The block also expressed “serious concern” by the duties announced by the US President Donald Trump, which “disturb trade” and are “incompatible with the principles of the World Trade Organization.” According to the group, these restrictions “threaten to limit global trade, disruption of global supply chains and the introduction of uncertainty.”
President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, who is the host of the summit this year, also criticized NATO's decision to increase defense expenses to 5 percent. GDP. “It is always easier to invest in war than in peace,” Lula said during the opening of the summit.
The BRICS peak without the presidents of Russia and China
The leaders of Russia and China – Vladimir Putin and XI Jinping – do not participate in the Brazilian peak. Putin, who joined the participants of the online, said on Sunday that the liberal globalization model is becoming outdated. He also encouraged block countries to strengthen cooperation in various fields, including in the field of natural resources, logistics, trade and finance.
XI Jinping did not take part in the group's peak for the first time since the power in 2012. President Iran Masud Pezeszkian and the president of Egypt Abdel Fatah El-Sisi are also absent.
Delayed BRICS reaction after Iran attacks
BRICS did not immediately take a position on Iran attacks. A spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Esmaeil Baqaei said after the first attacks that “Iran hopes that BRICS would take a position, recognizing reality in our region, where the criminal regime began an illegal armed attack on another country.”
Until recently, only Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa were part of the BRICS Group, which is not a formal international organization. Last year, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Zea, and in January this year were adopted. – Indonesia. 10 other countries have the status of “partner countries”, among them Belarus, Kuba, Malaysia and Nigeria.
The block is considered by some an alternative to the G7 group dominated by the capitalist Western countries. He was assessed as a platform with which China and Russia want to undermine the current world order. However, some commentators think that the group's rapid extension of the group hindered the implementation of such goals.
