BRICS Heads of State and Government Hold a Meeting in the Lead-Up to G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan

President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi, President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa met on 28 June 2019, on the threshold of the G20 Summit in Osaka. The leaders discussed the future of the cooperation within BRICS, topical challenges and issues of global economy and the role of BRICS in modern political, economic and financial systems.

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«The role of the BRICS countries in responding to acute challenges and threats to international peace and security is steadily increasing. I am referring to the settlement of crises and conflicts in Afghanistan, Venezuela, the Middle East or the Korean Peninsula.»

- Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

«BRICS can and must play a more influential role in global finances, insist on continuing the IMF reform and strengthening authority of emerging economies and developing countries in the fund. Joint implementation of the practice of using national currencies of our states in international transactions also seems to have good prospects.»

- Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation

«BRICS states must act as initiators in building a more just and sustainable global development model on the principles of equality, respect for sovereignty and consideration for the interests of all countries.»

 - Vladimir Putin

President of the Russian Federation