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BRICS summit ends with call for greater Global South influence

A joint declaration from the New Delhi summit urged a stronger Global South role in global governance and restraint in the Middle East.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: France 24 International · View original source
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The BRICS summit in New Delhi has concluded with a joint declaration calling for greater Global South influence in global governance and urging restraint in the Middle East.

The declaration represents an appeal for a stronger role for developing countries in international decision-making. The source does not indicate that existing global governance arrangements have changed.

The summit also provided a platform for bilateral diplomacy. Leaders held one-to-one meetings described as aimed at easing regional tensions.

The source does not identify the leaders involved or specify which tensions were addressed. It also does not establish whether the meetings produced any resolution.

France 24 reported the summit’s conclusion and the diplomatic discussions, but did not provide the declaration’s full wording, its commitments or details on implementation.

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