00:11In India, New Delhi prepares to host the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12th and 13th.
00:16Let's go with our special member, Junie Sonner, for all the details.
00:23Hello, good evening from the city of New Delhi, capital of India, where the heads of states,
00:31the summit of the heads of state or head of government of the BRICS Alliance will start
00:36on Saturday.
00:37Officially, more than 30 countries are represented on this summit.
00:43BRICS members and a number of countries that would like to develop further relations with
00:48the BRICS will convene on Saturday and on Sunday to talk about international politics,
00:55international economy.
00:57One of the main issues is global governance.
01:00Clear demand here, a better representation of the global south in international relations,
01:07starting with the United Nations.
01:09Their Secretary General Antonio Guterres is also present and he will hear a lot of voices
01:14from the members regarding a reform of the UN Security Council or a better activity,
01:21more efficient activity of the UN regarding international conflicts, last but not least,
01:27regarding Gaza and elsewhere.
01:30But reforms also demanded for international economic organizations such as the IMF,
01:36the International Monetary Fund.
01:37Finance ministers and central bank governors of the BRICS members have signed a statement
01:43this week where they demand better representation of the global south in these economic institutions
01:51due to the global south's bigger economic weight in the world economy.
01:57Members will also discuss a number of regional issues, starting with the US aggression against Iran.
02:05Here, importantly, Iranian President Masoud Bezeshkian will be present on the summit.
02:12He has arrived on this Friday, the first visit of an Iranian President to India since eight years.
02:19So this is an important visit.
02:22And he already, in this Friday afternoon, presented himself on the business forum of the BRICS,
02:29together with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
02:36and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
02:39So Iran, the issue, the conflict around Iran will be one important issue,
02:45but there are a lot of bilateral meetings also going on.
02:49One happened today between the Russian and the Indian heads of state, respectively prime ministers,
02:55who agreed to deepen their strategic alliance.
02:58Tomorrow there will be another one between the Chinese President Xi Jinping,
03:03who will travel to India the first time since seven years, another historic visit,
03:08to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
03:11That is also a meeting that is expected with high expectation.
03:16And it's expected that both countries pursue a positive agenda after having overcome border disputes,
03:26deepen their economic cooperation even furthermore.
03:30That's the general expectation mode here.
03:32So more than 30 countries are here.
03:36So a number of them, for instance from Uruguay, from Nigeria, from Uganda,
03:40are represented here as foreign minister level.
03:42And they will use the occasion to make bilateral contacts,
03:47but also they will use the occasion to make heard their voices better in the global south,
03:56emphasizing that the global south is more and more becoming a bigger force and a bigger direction,
04:04address for all these countries to address their own needs.
04:10And BRICS in the core of the global south has definitely from summit to summit
04:17an even more important place in this regard.
04:24Thank you, Gino, for the detailed information ahead of this important.
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