INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
*Writer: Sifiso Moshoetsi
BRICS celebrates 15 years since formation
T
he 13th Brazil,
virtually, for the second
by the Republic of India.
Russia, India,
consecutive year, due to
This year’s theme was
China and South
the Coronavirus Disease
‘BRICS@15: Intra-BRICS
Africa (BRICS) Summit
(COVID-19) pandemic,
Cooperation for Continu-
held recently, reflected on
which continues to dis-
ity, Consolidation and
various developments that
rupt global relations.
Consensus’.
continue to affect the globe
All BRICS leaders
The five leaders made
sion, which reflected on BRICS’ future.
A call to end vaccine nationalism President Cyril Ramapho-
and the role that BRICS
participated in the sum-
their opening remarks, in
sa called for an end to
plays in shaping interna-
mit, which this year cel-
an open session, to the
vaccine nationalism and
tional developments.
ebrates 15 years since its
media, before going into
equal access to vaccines
formation. It was chaired
the closed leaders ses-
by all countries.
The summit was held
30
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