BRICS Business Forum: Putin’s Full Speech
✅Watch Putin’s full speech at BRICS Business Forum. I trust we will have a full transcript available very quickly. The notes do not do justice.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed participants of the BRICS Business Forum ahead of the 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan due to open early next week.
Here are Putin’s main statements at the forum:
💬BRICS is already playing a prominent role (https://t.me/geopolitics_live/35219) in the global economy, and this influence is expected to grow in the future. The member countries of BRICS are key drivers of global economic growth, and they are poised to be the primary contributors to GDP growth in the near term.
💬The combined gross domestic product (GDP) of BRICS countries is more than 60 trillion dollars (https://t.me/geopolitics_live/35217), something that exceeds the GDP of G7 members (https://t.me/geopolitics_live/35214).
💬The relevant development platforms are emerging within BRICS, among them communication channels, financial systems, payment instruments, and, of course, mechanisms of sustainable long-term investment.
💬The new BRICS Development Bank (https://t.me/geopolitics_live/35220) has a special role to play in strengthening financial cooperation between BRICS members (https://t.me/geopolitics_live/35215). The bank should become one of the key investors in the long-term and major technological infrastructure projects within BRICS.
💬Russia is quickly redirecting its transport flows to reliable foreign partners (https://t.me/geopolitics_live/35222). Our flagship projects include the Northern Sea Route and the North-South Corridor.
💬Russia closely cooperates with our BRICS (https://t.me/geopolitics_live/35213)partners in the field of innovation, digital economy and artificial intelligence technologies.
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Is that too simplistic?
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And it fits in perfectly with the BRICS aim of peaceful mutual prosperity.
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