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tem to make global governance I am deeply grateful to all of you the international stage and the pragmatism. Vladimir Putin said
more responsive and agile, ef- for this. The BRICS platform member countries have support- that Afghanistan should not be-
fective, transparent, democratic, has witnessed several achieve- ed multilateralism and taken come a threat to its neighboring
representative and accountable ments in one and half decades,” part in global governance in the countries and stressed that the
to the member states. he said. spirit of equity justice and mutu- US withdrawal has led to a new
On climate issues, the leaders Meanwhile, Chinese Presi- al assistance. Xi said the member crisis in the region.
expressed commitment to full dent Xi Jinping said BRICS has countries have made progress Putin said, “Afghanistan
implementation of the UNFC- become an important force on in various areas in the spirit of should not become a threat
CC, its Kyoto Protocol and Paris to its neighboring countries, a
Agreement, and to the principles source of terrorism and drug
of UNFCCC including ‘Com- trafficking.”
mon but Differentiated Respon- During the 13th BRICS
sibilities and Respective Capa- leaders meet, Prime Minister
bilities’ in the light of different Narendra Modi conveyed his
national circumstances. appreciation to leaders of mem-
In his opening remarks at ber countries for maintaining the
the 13th BRICS Summit, Prime momentum of intra-BRICS co-
Minister Modi said the BRICS operation despite the challeng-
platform has been useful for fo- es of the COVID-19 pandemic,
cusing attention on the priorities Ministry of External Affairs said.
of the developing countries. “It “BRICS leaders also recognized
is a matter of great pleasure for the role of India and there were
me and India to chair this sum- many initiatives that were under-
mit for the 15th anniversary of BRICS Sherpas and Sous Sherpas met virtually for the 3rd time under taken and many outcomes that
the summit. India has received India's chairmanship, in New Delhi on Wednesday. They reviewed prepa- were achieved. We hope that all
full cooperation from all BRICS rations for the upcoming BRICS Summit, including New Delhi Declaration achievements will help our peo-
partners during its chairmanship. ple,” said an official.

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