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BRICS SUMMIT OF EMERGING ECONOMIES GETS UNDER WAY WITHOUT PUTIN

BRICS leaders meet in South Africa on Tuesday as the loose association of major
emerging economies seeks to assert its voice as a counterweight to Western
dominance in global affairs. The so-called BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia,
India, China and South Africa -- represent a quarter of the global economy, and
interest in joining the club has surged ahead of its three-day summit in
Johannesburg.

Issued on: 22/08/2023 - 13:18Modified: 22/08/2023 - 18:55

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, with Chinese President Xi
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Security has been bolstered across the city where South African President Cyril
Ramaphosa will host China's President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and some 50 other leaders.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is the target of an international arrest
warrant over alleged war crimes in Ukraine and will not attend in person, with
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sent on his behalf.

The so-called BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa –
represent a quarter of the global economy. © Gianluigi Guercia, AFP

Xi, whose country is the most powerful BRICS member, met with Ramaphosa ahead of
the summit on just his second international trip of the year.

"Now as friends and BRICS partners, we stand together in our shared objective
and quest for a better and more egalitarian world that frees the potential of
all the people in the world," said Ramaphosa in Pretoria at the opening of Xi's
state visit.

"Today, standing at a new historical starting point, inheriting friendship,
deepening cooperation, and strengthening coordination are the common aspirations
of the two countries, and are also the important tasks entrusted to us by the
times," said Xi.

Read moreSize, population, GDP: The BRICS nations in numbers


UKRAINE LOOMS LARGE

Representing 40 percent of the world's population, but whose economies have
different levels of growth, the BRICS share a common desire for a global order
they see as better reflecting their interests and rising clout.

The theme of its 15th summit is "BRICS and Africa" and comes as the continent
emerges as a renewed diplomatic battleground with the United States, Russia and
China jostling for influence.

The summit has underscored divisions over the war in Ukraine and the support
Russia enjoys from its other BRICS partners at a time of global isolation.

South Africa, China and India have not condemned Russia's invasion while Brazil
has refused to join Western nations in sending arms to Ukraine or imposing
sanctions on Moscow.

Ahead of the summit, Ramaphosa said his country would "not be drawn into a
contest between global powers" and had resisted pressure to align with any
influential blocs of nations.

In a park near the summit venue, two dozen protesters held up blue and yellow
Ukrainian flags and placards reading "Go home Lavrov".

Demonstrators gathered to protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. © Luca
Sola, AFP

"We are here to deliver a message to all BRICS countries and guests currently at
the summit to demand Russia to withdraw military forces from Ukraine," said
Lesya Karpenko, 41, representative of the Ukrainian Association of South Africa.


DIVISION AND DEMAND

There is growing interest in the bloc, which began as four nations in 2009 but
expanded the following year with the addition of South Africa.

Ahead of this summit, at least 40 countries have expressed interest in joining
including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh and Argentina, officials say.

South Africa will present BRICS leaders with a proposal to expand its membership
and a decision on the matter is expected at the summit's close.

© John Saeki, AFP

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But analysts are more cautious.

The issue of BRICS expansion is divisive, particularly among its two most
powerful members, China and India.

China is keen to rapidly increase the bloc's rollcall to boost clout but
observers say India, its regional rival, is wary.

The BRICS operate on consensus and the "China-India rivalry is probably the
major challenge that BRICS will eventually be confronted with" said Jakkie
Cilliers, founder of the Pretoria-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
think tank.

(AFP)

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