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On September 11, 2024, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office, attended the 14th BRICS High Representatives Meeting on Security Affairs in St. Petersburg. The meeting was chaired by Russian Federation Security Council Secretary Shoigu, and attended by Brazilian Presidents Chief Special Advisor Amorim, Indian National Security Advisor Doval, South African Presidential Minister Ntshavenyi, Egyptian National Security Council Secretary-General Eldin, UAE National Supreme Security Council Secretary-General Shamsi, Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ahmadian, and Ethiopian National Security Department Heads.
The meeting exchanged in-depth views on topics such as global security threats, counter-terrorism and cyber security, and global governance, making necessary political preparations for this years BRICS Leaders Summit in Kazan. Wang Yi welcomed new members to join the BRICS family, saying that the world today has entered a new period of turbulence and change, with various security threats intertwined and resonating, peace deficits and security deficits increasing, and interference, containment, and bullying against the vast number of developing countries rampant. Against this background, it is of special significance for the BRICS countries to discuss cooperation plans and seek good strategies for peace. Over the past 18 years, the BRICS mechanism has always adhered to the principles of openness, inclusiveness, cooperation and win-win, and has set up a banner of South-South cooperation.
The BRICS countries have increasingly become a constructive force in maintaining world peace, promoting common development, improving global governance and promoting the democratization of international relations, and their positive, stable and benevolent role in international affairs has become more prominent. Last year, the BRICS took a historic step in expansion, fully demonstrating the strong vitality and appeal of the BRICS mechanism. We must give full play to the strategic significance and political effect of the Greater BRICS, adhere to independence, solidarity and cooperation, and common development, be practitioners of peaceful coexistence, builders of multilateralism, promoters of political solutions, and defenders of fairness and justice, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries, expand the development space of emerging market countries, and make a clearer and more consistent BRICS voice in the global governance system. Wang Yi said that the BRICS Conference is the core mechanism for political and security cooperation among BRICS countries.
We must make good use of this mechanism, strengthen strategic coordination, take care of each others core interests and major concerns, safeguard each others sovereignty, security and development interests, promote the development of the international system in a more just and reasonable direction, and contribute positive forces to safeguarding world peace and tranquility. China will fully support the work of the Russian presidency, deepen strategic communication, build broad consensus, make political preparations for the Kazan Summit, and promote fruitful results of the summit. All parties highly praised the unique role and remarkable achievements of the BRICS cooperation mechanism, and said that the BRICS countries adhere to the principle of equality, take into account the interests of all parties, and their influence and attraction continue to increase. In the face of many global security challenges today, the BRICS countries should continue to work closely with like-minded partners, oppose unilateralism, build a multipolar world, maintain the international order based on international law, and contribute to defending fairness and justice and promoting peace and security. During the meeting, Wang Yi also attended the BRICS Dialogue with the Global South countries, and held bilateral meetings with senior representatives of national security affairs of Brazil, Egypt, India, Iran, Serbia and other parties.
