BRICS summit enters final day amid divisions over Iran and Ukraine

BRICS leaders gathered in New Delhi on Sunday for the final day of a two-day summit, amid reported divisions over the wars in Iran and Ukraine, according to Al Jazeera Global News.

The gathering follows the unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration on the summit’s opening day. The declaration called for “maximum restraint” in the Middle East and criticised attacks on civilian infrastructure and safeguarded nuclear facilities.

The supplied reporting does not detail the nature of the divisions among leaders, identify which leaders attended or indicate that new measures or a final agreement were reached on the closing day.

BRICS began in 2006 with Brazil, Russia, India and China. The grouping has since expanded to 11 members, including Iran, adding weight to the diplomatic challenges surrounding a common position on regional and international conflicts.