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Anti-Syria position at UN weakens

Posted by seumasach on May 16, 2013

All five BRICS, Brazil,Russia,India,China and South Africa voted against or abstained, reflecting the inexorable shift in global power away from the West. The commentaries of Amnesty International represent an a priori position and can be discounted. This resolution is as the Russians pointed out destructive but not nearly as destructive as the remaining wreckers would have wished. By the way, the “regime” in Syria certainly doesn’t appear to be “tottering”

Skeptics multiply as UN vote condemns Syria

Thalif Deen

Asia Times

16th May, 2013

UNITED NATIONS – When the 193-member General Assembly voted on Wednesday to condemn the beleaguered government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, there was an increase in the number of skeptics who neither supported nor opposed the tottering regime in Damascus.The resolution, which is legally non-binding, was adopted by a vote of 107-12, compared with 133-12 last August.

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5th BRICS Summit- Declaration

Posted by seumasach on March 28, 2013

This statement is well worth reading in its entirety as an outline of the emerging trends of the coming years as seen by the emerging powers

V Cúpula do BRICS – Durban, 27 de março de 2013 – Declaração de eThekwini

27th March, 2013

Itamaraty

Versão em português será divulgada oportunamente)

1. We, the leaders of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa, met in Durban, South Africa, on 27 March 2013 at the FifthBRICS Summit. Our discussions took place under the overarching theme, “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialisation”. The Fifth BRICS Summit concluded the first cycle of BRICSSummits and we reaffirmed our commitment to the promotion of international law, multilateralism and the central role of the United Nations (UN). Our discussions reflected our growing intra-BRICS solidarity as well as our shared goal to contribute positively to global peace, stability, development and cooperation. We also considered our role in the international system as based on an inclusive approach of shared solidarity and cooperation towards all nations and peoples.

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A Win-Win in African Infrastructure – The Durban BRICS Summit

Posted by seumasach on March 28, 2013

Premium Times

27th March, 2013

The new world order comes to Durban this week – for the fifth BRICS Summit, and the first in Africa. Dilma Rousseff, Vladimir Putin, Manmohan Singh, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma represent a changing world, as gravity and power gradually shift from North to South, and West to East. Between them, they preside over nearly half of the world’s population, and nearly a quarter of its GDP.

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Putin sees BRICS as global troubleshooter

Posted by seumasach on March 23, 2013

M.K.Bhadrakumar

Indian Punchline

22nd March, 2013

The interview released today by Russian state news agency Itar-Tass with President Vladimir Putin regarding the forthcoming BRICS summit meeting at Durban (March 26-27) reaffirms the high priority Moscow attaches to the regional grouping. There are no surprises here. BRICS is a Russian initiative.

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South Africa and BRICS nations support Geneva agreement

Posted by seumasach on March 20, 2013

Uprooted Palestinians

17th March, 2013

JOHANNESBURG, (SANA) – President of South Africa Jacob Zuma stressed that his country will spare no effort to support the BRIC S countries in their efforts to implement the Geneva statement and put an end to violence in Syria as soon as possible as to launch political dialogue.

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Egypt’s Morsy pitches for ‘E-BRICS’

Posted by seumasach on March 19, 2013

Hindu

18th March, 2013

Confident of navigating his country’ s post-revolution transition, Egypt’s first elected President Mohamed Morsy arrived in India on Monday to anchor a special relationship and flag his country’s ambition of joining the ranks of the world’s “emerging countries.”

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Assad asks BRICS ‘to intervene’ in Syria crisis

Posted by seumasach on March 17, 2013

RT

16th March, 2013

Syria’s President Bashar Assad has pleaded for BRICS countries to mediate the on-going conflict in the country, according to a close adviser.

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BRICS to announce development bank

Posted by seumasach on March 16, 2013

A Durban, les Brics se doteront d’une Banque pour changer la donne

Maghreb Emergent

4th March, 2013

La banque de développement du BRICS devrait être officiellement annoncée lors du cinquième sommet des BRICS, qui se tiendra  à Durban, Afrique du Sud, à la fin du mois de mars. L’Algérie et le Venezuela pourraient être conviés à participer au capital de la banque.
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Russia to become European powerhouse by 2020

Posted by seumasach on January 17, 2013

The collective GDP of the seven emerging economies could become larger than that of the G7 group of developed economies as early as 2017, the report said.

RT

16th January, 2013

Russia is due to overtake the German economy by 2020, and the E7 club of emerging economies will take the reins of the world economy in another 30 years according to a PriceWaterhouseCoopers report.

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BRICS obituaries are premature

Posted by seumasach on January 5, 2013

M.K.Bhadrakumar

Indian Punchline

5th January, 2013

2013 has barely got under way but Indian foreign policy is already trotting — between a walk and a canter in speed. Certainly, the consultations with the secretary-general of Iran’s national security council, Saeed Jalili have been extremely significant both in timing and content.

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Will Russia use G20 presidency to strengthen Brics’ position in the world financial order?

Posted by seumasach on January 3, 2013

Telegraph

31st December, 2012

Russia this month took over the presidency of the G20, the club of the world’s biggest economies that accounts for 90pc of global GDP and 80pc of world trade.

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