The BRICS fight back in the United States

Johannesburg – At a time when the United States is emasculating the United Nations, withdrawing from world agreements and destabilizing trade relations, BRICS leaders have retaliated.

As a powerful collective, BRICS leaders decided to create a new world order that categorically rejects protectionism and unilateralism. "We must propose solutions to global conflicts and forge a new kind of international relations that we must strengthen" Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the 10th BRICS summit in Sandton

There is no doubt that China has entered in the void of gaping leadership created after the withdrawal of the United States from one international agreement after another – the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the Iranian nuclear deal and even United Nations Human Rights Council

The BRICS countries pool their collective resources to depend less on the system of global economic governance. , with discussions progressing on the creation of a BRICS rating agency, and the decision to create a BRICS bond fund in local currency.

The new development bank issues in local currency, which represents a threat, even symbolic at this stage, to the dominance of the US dollar.

Indian President Narendra Modi told BRICS leaders that the world is at a crossroads. In line with the theme of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Summit, Modi said that technology and the digital interface present opportunities and challenges. "A welcome consequence is that the world will be in closer contact and we will be able to go through the stages of development, but it is difficult to judge the impact on human values," Modi said. "Whatever the consequences, they will be deep and serious," he told delegates

. Modi stressed that BRICS countries should rehabilitate their workers and provide social security to unskilled workers as new industries emerge.

President Cyril Ramaphosa told BRICS leaders: "The fourth industrial revolution must be tackled collaboratively with a development agenda or it will root disparities and existing divides in our societies."

The Industrial Revolution must not be the preserve of a handful of countries.

Ramaphosa pointed out that the World Economic Forum has identified three of the most important skills needed to capitalize on the fourth industrial revolution: solving complex problems, critical thinking and creativity

According to Brazilian President Michel Temer: " The greatest asset of a country is the ability of its citizens to assimilate "

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for greater cooperation within the BRICS in the digital economy, stating:" The digital realities call for more safety and security. "

million. Putin went beyond traditional calls to intra-BRICS cooperation, calling on the BRICS to go beyond a mere reunion of leaders, but also to create inclusive networks. and the institutionalized commitment among the BRICS peoples

The leaders signed the Johannesburg Declaration, which summarizes many of the themes addressed by the leaders.

The need to resolve conflicts in the global hotspots from Afghanistan to Syria and Yemen was a notable inclusion in the Declaration. The leaders specifically mentioned the need to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

"We agree that conflicts elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa should not be used to delay the resolution of old conflicts, especially the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," declares the statement. "We reaffirm that the Jerusalem's status is one of the final status issues to be defined in the context of negotiations between Israel and Palestine. With regard to the situation in Gaza, we reaffirm our support for the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on the protection of the Palestinian population and call for its full implementation. "

According to the Johannesburg Declaration, the 10th BRICS Summit As Putin said, the legacy of former President Nelson Mandela is reflected in the activity of the grouping. [19659002] Independent editor from abroad