Prime Minister chairs 13th BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the 13th BRICS Summit virtually today.

The theme of the Summit, chosen by India, was, BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus.

The Summit saw the participation of all other BRICS Leaders - President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Xi Jinping of China, and President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa.

Prime Minister expressed his appreciation for the cooperation received from BRICS partners during India's Chairship this year, which allowed the achievement of several new initiatives. These included the first BRICS Digital Health Summit; the first BRICS Ministerial Joint Statement on multilateral reforms; a BRICS Counter-Terrorism Action Plan; an Agreement on cooperation in field of remote-sensing satellites; a virtual BRICS vaccine Research & Development Centre; BRICS Alliance on Green Tourism, etc.

Highlighting the leading role that BRICS countries can play in the post-COVID global recovery, Prime Minister called for enhanced BRICS cooperation under the motto of 'Build-back Resiliently, Innovatively, Credibly and Sustainably'.

Elaborating on these themes, Prime Minister stressed the need for accelerating 'build-back' by enhancing speed and accessibility of vaccination, creating 'resilience' by diversifying pharma and vaccine production capacities beyond the developed world, fostering 'innovation' by creatively using digital tools for public good, ensuring reform of multilateral institutions to enhance their 'credibility', and promoting 'sustainable' development by articulating a common BRICS voice on environmental and climate issues.

The leaders also discussed important regional and global issues, including recent developments in Afghanistan. There was convergence of views on the threat posed by growth of terrorism and extremism, and all BRICS partners agreed to accelerate implementation of the BRICS Action Plan on Counter-Terrorism.

At the conclusion of the Summit, the leaders adopted the 'New Delhi Declaration'.

पिछले डेढ़ दशक में ब्रिक्स ने कई उपलब्धियां हासिल की हैं।

आज हम विश्व की उभरती अर्थव्यवस्थाओं के लिए एक प्रभावकारी आवाज़ है।

विकासशील देशों की प्राथमिकताओं पर ध्यान केन्द्रित करने के लिए भी यह मंच उपयोगी रहा है: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 9, 2021

हमें यह सुनिश्चित करना है कि ब्रिक्स अगले 15 वर्षों में और परिणामदायी हो।

भारत ने अपनी अध्यक्षता के लिए जो थीम चुना है, वह यही प्राथमिकता दर्शाता है - “BRICS at 15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus”: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 9, 2021

यह भी पहली बार हुआ कि BRICS ने “Multilateral systems की मजबूती और सुधार” पर एक साझा position ली।

हमने ब्रिक्स “Counter Terrorism Action Plan” भी अडॉप्ट किया है: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 9, 2021

हाल ही में पहले “ब्रिक्स डिजिटल हेल्थ सम्मेलन” का आयोजन हुआ। Technology की मदद से health access बढ़ाने के लिए यह एक innovative कदम है।

नवंबर में हमारे जल संसाधन मंत्री ब्रिक्स फॉर्मेट में पहली बार मिलेंगे: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 9, 2021

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