BRICS Summit Became Event More Important Globally Than G7 & G20, Australian Columnist Says
11:03 29.10.2024 (Updated: 14:04 29.10.2024)
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The 16th BRICS Summit took place in Kazan, Russia, from October 22 to 24. This summit was particularly significant as it marked the first time Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the UAE participated as members, following their accession in January. More than 32 countries, including the full members, took part in the summit.
For the first time in history, the BRICS summit held in Kazan became a more important and representative event on a global scale than the meetings within the G7 and G20, Jerry Grey, staff writer for independent Australian resource Pearls & Irritations, wrote in his article.
He highlighted that BRICS is becoming an increasingly authoritative and representative association, and Russia "is back in the top 10 global economies, surging ahead of several European economies, the same European economies that are sanctioning Russia."
"[Western] media states that over 20 countries attended the Summit in Kazan but doesn’t actually mention that there were in fact 36 countries in attendance but over 20 of them sent their leaders. Making BRICS, for the first time ever, more important globally than the G7 and the G20. It now includes well over 40% of the global population and, if new members are added, this will increase to cover half the world," Grey pointed out.
He also noted that no media mentioned that UK King Charles was hosting a Commonwealth meeting in Samoa on October 25-25, while two key Commonwealth leaders – South Africa and India – were discussing important issues with Putin.
The writer pointed out that "in stunning lack of journalistic integrity," Western media never mentioned that China and India "both pulled back from conflict and are looking for a solution to a problem the British caused over 100 years ago."
"Despite Western media’s inference that China is isolated, India won’t talk to it, and Russia has no friends, quite the opposite is true," Grey stated.
Jerry Grey noted that BRICS "isn’t about an anti-West, or anti-Dollar organization; it’s not about poking the US in the eye," saying that the organization is aimed at "removing barriers to global impoverishment."
