*Venezuelan President Maduro meets with Russian President Putin.
*President Maduro also met with Presidents of Belarus and the State of Palestine during BRICS Summit.
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*President Maduro also met with Presidents of Belarus and the State of Palestine during BRICS Summit.
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00:00In Russia, the second day of the 16th BRICS Summit concluded with the declaration of a
00:05global reform adopted on Wednesday unanimously approved by other members of the bloc.
00:10The comprehensive document titled Kassan's Declaration emphasizes our reform in global
00:16security and mutualism gathered in 134 points.
00:21It reflects the bloc's collective vision and goals and establishes the future course of
00:26actions the BRICS strives to take as it defines two benchmarks for long-term cooperation.
00:43Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Venezuelan counterpart, President Nicolás
00:47Maduro, on Wednesday to seal strategic alliances in the framework of the 2024 BRICS Summit.
00:52During the meeting, the Russian head of state thanked the Venezuelan president for attending
00:57the Kassan Summit as well as for participating in the work created by the bloc.
01:03They supported the desire of the Venezuelan president to join the BRICS and highlight
01:08Venezuela is a great partner for the Eurasian country and other countries of the world.
01:13Furthermore, Putin emphasized that strategic relations with Venezuela are increasingly
01:19and growing in various commercial areas and stressed that both countries must continue
01:24supporting each other.
01:32And the Venezuelan president also held a meeting with the president of the state of Palestine,
01:36Mahmoud Abbas, within the framework of the 16th Summit of the BRICS.
01:41President Nicolás Maduro expressed his support and solidarity with the Palestinian head of
01:44state and the people of Gaza.
01:46The South American leader emphasized the importance of defending Palestine and the
01:50lives of civilians against the genocide committed by Israel's occupation forces, as well as
01:55defending the peace and sovereignty of Venezuela against fascism and colonialism.
02:06And in keeping with a broad agenda, the Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro also held a meeting
02:10with the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Bira Abed Ali.
02:14Both authorities discussed the current main challenges of the global south regarding justice
02:20and sovereignty of the people.
02:22The reunion also addressed ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation in different areas of
02:26interest.
02:27Ethiopia joined the BRICS on January 2024 and is one of the economies of the African
02:32continent with the highest registered economic growth.
02:40Vice President Maduro held a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
02:44Both heads of state talked about the existing bilateral agreements which have been keeping
02:50up amicable relations for 74 years, which have strengthened since the arrival of the
02:56Bolivarian revolution.
02:57Indeed, the trade exchange between Caracas and Ankara has made profits of over 500 million
03:04dollars so far this year, with estimated financial gains to amounting to 100 million dollars
03:09by the end of 2024.
03:18Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro met with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko
03:22during the 16th Summit of the BRICS in Russia.
03:25After his arrival in the city of Kazan on Tuesday night, the Venezuelan president started
03:31his work agenda with a bilateral meeting with President Lukashenko.
03:35The purpose of the meeting was to go over the cooperation map in progress, where the
03:39areas of food, trade, energy, education and air transport stand out.
03:45The reunion was also aimed at strengthening the broader relations between both nations.
03:51The last time the heads of state met was in 1817 during a visit of the Venezuelan leader
03:55to the European country.
04:05Also in the front work of the Kazan BRICS Summit, Iranian President Mahmoud Pakistan
04:10highlighted the strategic relationship existing between his nation and his nation Russia during
04:18a speech where he also stressed the need for the end of the US totalitarianism in the world
04:24and the Western countries' embargo in Iran.
04:27Our relationship with you is strategic and essential.
04:32This relationship is certainly very useful for us, just as it is important for our dear
04:37neighbor, Russia.
04:39We can have constructive interactions within the framework of the BRICS, an organization
04:43of which we have become a permanent member thanks to your support.
04:49We hope that we can break the embargo that the United States has imposed on us and the
04:53totalitarianism that it has created in the world, that we can maintain political, economic,
04:59cultural and scientific relations with each other, and that we can quickly sign memorandums
05:04of understanding between our two countries.
05:08During his intervention in the close format meeting of the 60th BRICS Summit, Indian Prime
05:14Minister Narendra Modi referred to the benefits of the cooperation among member nations as
05:20well as India's commitment to enhance cooperation under the BRICS.
05:25Friends, in its new form, the BRICS economy exceeds 30 trillion dollars.
05:32The BRICS Business Council and the BRICS Women Business Alliance have played a special role
05:36in enhancing our economic cooperation.
05:39This year, the consensus reached among BRICS nations regarding WTO reforms, trade facilitation
05:45in agriculture, resilient supply chains, e-commerce and special economic zone will strengthen
05:50our economic cooperation.
05:51Amidst all these initiatives, we should also focus on the interests of small and medium
05:56enterprises.
05:59India is fully committed to enhancing cooperation under the BRICS.
06:02Our diversity and our strong belief in multipolarity are our strength.
06:06This strength of ours and shared belief in humanity will help in giving a meaningful
06:10shape to the prosperous and strong future of our future generations.