China’s EAM S Jaishankar, Who Was Present At The Meeting, Requested The BRICS Countries To Hold A Conference On Counter-Terrorism.

Secretary of State S. Jaishankar identified terrorism as a major threat to international peace and security and on Thursday called on all nations to take a firm stand against terrorism, including its financing and propaganda. A call to action. The minister said in his speech at the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Cape Town that it must be fought in all its forms and manifestations and that it must not be tolerated under any circumstances.

Besides Jaishankar, Russia’s Sergei Lavrov and China’s Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu were also present at the meeting ahead of the BRICS summit, which South Africa will host in August. Bloomberg reports that South Africa is considering moving the venue to China or Mozambique after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a war crimes warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Jaishankar said today’s global environment requires the BRICS countries to take a serious, constructive and collective approach to current major issues. “Our meeting needs to send a strong signal that the world is becoming multipolar and rebalancing, and that the old ways cannot cope with the new situation. We are symbols of change and must act accordingly.” We have to,” he said in his opening remarks. It calls on Member States to demonstrate integrity in their efforts to reform global decision-making, including at the UN Security Council.

“This responsibility is even greater given the devastating aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tensions of conflict and the economic woes of the global South, which reflect today’s political, economic, demographic and expectations. “For 20 years, we have heard calls for reform of multilateral institutions and have been repeatedly disappointed,” said Jaishan. Mr Karl said.