The member states of BRICS known as for “a world freed from nuclear weapons” in a joint declaration adopted on Thursday.
“We reaffirm our dedication to a world freed from nuclear weapons and stress our robust dedication to nuclear disarmament and our assist to the work on this topic in the course of the session of 2022 of the Convention on Disarmament,” the declaration reads.
The group additionally lauded a joint assertion by the everlasting members of the UN Safety Council (P5) – China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US – affirming {that a} “nuclear battle can’t be received and mustn’t ever be fought.” The main nuclear powers managed to indicate a uncommon show of unity earlier this 12 months.
Aside from that, the BRICS decision rallied assist in direction of “negotiations in bilateral and multilateral codecs to resolve all points pertaining to the Korean Peninsula, together with its full denuclearization.” The group additionally urged to “resolve the Iranian nuclear challenge by means of peaceable and diplomatic means.”
The BRICS bloc – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – has convened for its 14th summit, hosted by China, which at the moment holds the rotating presidency throughout the group. The BRICS leaders held a gathering on Thursday through a video hyperlink.
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