BRICS Plus meeting to address fighting terrorism, poverty

According to the Russian leader, participants will convene to consider issues of concern to the world community

The BRICS Plus meeting in Kazan, Russia will address the fight against terrorism, cross-border crime and poverty and discuss peaceful settlement of conflicts, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a reception in honour of BRICS Summit participants.

“Tomorrow, together with all of you, we will hold a meeting in the Outreach/BRICS Plus format. This extended format, which has built up a good track record, provides an opportunity for a direct and open dialogue between members of the group and our sincere friends,” he said.

According to the president, participants will convene to consider issues of concern to the world community.

“This includes sustainable development, poverty eradication, peaceful settlement of conflicts, combating terrorism and cross-border crime, adaptation to climate change, stability of supply chains, exchange of technology and knowledge in the broadest sense of the word.

These are issues that directly affect the lives of people in our countries, and therefore require collective action,” Putin said.

According to the Russian president, BRICS members seek to collaborate with their like-minded partners through the group’s working formats and build equitable and mutually beneficial partnership with them.

“It is in this spirit, under the motto of ‘Strengthening Multilateralism for Equitable Global Development and Security,’ that the Russian presidency has been working this year,” Putin said.