Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov were among the top diplomats of the 11-country grouping attending two days of talks on issues ranging from Trump’s trade war to the push for peace in Ukraine.
The group also hit out at the use of “non-tariff” trade barriers, deployed under “environmental pretexts,“ in what some saw as a swipe by Brazil at EU regulations on some of its exports.
Beijing has responded with duties of 125 percent on US goods.
It now makes up nearly half of the world’s population, and 39 percent of global GDP.
‘Absolute consensus’
Some BRICS members have, however, escaped the worst of Trump’s trade ire.
Vieira touted increased “multilateralism and cooperation” as the panacea for various global challenges.
They had less to say about the war in Ukraine, merely calling for a “diplomatic solution” which respects the “principles and objectives” of the United Nations charter.
BRICS leaders will hold a two-day summit in Rio on July 6-7.
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