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Jun 02 2023 
Joint Statement of the BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, Cape Town, South Africa
https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1873948/
1. The BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Relations met on 1 June 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. They exchanged views on major global and regional trends and issues. They reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the framework of BRICS cooperation under the three pillars of political and security, economic and financial, and cultural… Continue reading
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Jun 02 2023 
Comparisons: Scott Ritter (after his Russian trip) and a fellow called Edward
Cast your minds back and I was certainly in the front row of this choir. Just after the SMO started, Scott Ritter told big stories about the million man NATO force that would swoop in and take Russia to the cleaners. Most of us called him unhinged, and I know some of his friends took… Continue reading
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Jun 02 2023 
The Sultan 2.0 will heavily tilt east
It’s not that Erdogan has a scheme to head east at the west’s expense. It’s just that the world’s grandest infrastructure, development, and geopolitical projects are all in the east today.
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at The Cradle
The collective west was dying to bury him – yet another strategic mistake that did not take… Continue reading
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Jun 02 2023 
Half the world’s ship cargo now uses China’s BRI
An amazing 149 of the world’s roughly 200 countries have now signed up for the BRI, the biggest trade sharing project in human history. It’s an extraordinary achievement in just a single decade. But the ultimate aim is even more ambitious — global peace through shared prosperity by 2049.
5 Minutes
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Jun 02 2023 
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting, Cape Town
https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1873673/
Madam Chair, colleagues,
It’s good to be back on the hospitable soil of the Republic of South Africa. I would like to thank Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor and all our friends from the Republic of South Africa for the excellent organisation of today’s meeting. We appreciate and support South Africa’s efficient and energetic efforts at the… Continue reading
