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BRICS News Digest for the previous week
BRICS Parliamentary Forum is scheduled to be held in autumn 2024
Specific dates for the event will be announced later
On Thursday, 28 September, Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko in a video message to the participants of the Ninth BRICS Parliamentary Forum announced the venue of the next such event.
Lula expresses Brazil's interest in Paraguay's further development
Diplomatic relations between the two states have already turned into a strategic alliance
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is interested in Paraguay becoming a more developed country, said President Santiago Pena.
Expansion of Mongolia's cooperation with the EAEU and SCO - an opportunity to develop trade with the Russian Federation
The Speaker of the Russian State Duma suggested exploring prospects for increasing the volume of trade turnover within the framework of the parliamentary dimension
Speaking about the opportunities for expanding Mongolia's cooperation in the Eurasian Union (EAEU) and the SCO, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin emphasised the need to use these opportunities to develop trade with Russia.
India aims to generate 500 GW of green energy by 2030
India introduced 15 GW of renewable energy in the last financial year
On Monday, 25 September, India's New and Renewable Energy Minister Raj Kumar Singh expressed confidence that India will achieve its target of producing 500 GW of renewable energy well ahead of the 2030 deadline.
Chinese visa application forms are optimized
Simplification of visa application procedure aims to attract more foreign tourists
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the simplification of visa application procedures in a bid to attract more foreign tourists and talents and promote the country's economic development.
South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile address the Ninth BRICS Parliamentary Forum
He noted the "hard work of the collective leadership of the BRICS member states" in building a just world order
South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile congratulated the new partners - Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates - on joining BRICS, expressing confidence that the new members of the bloc will bring many fresh and productive ideas to the work of the bloc, as reported by the official website of the South African government.
74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China: more than 200 Chinese enterprises create over 400,000 jobs in South Africa
Grand celebrations marking the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China were held at the Chinese Embassy in Pretoria
The reception was attended by senior government ministers such as Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille, Minister to the President for Women,
Lula Government intends to introduce new technologies in 138,400 schools by 2026
The schools will have new computer labs, tablets, high-tech Wi-Fi and other equipment and technologies
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced the launch of the National Strategy for Computer-Enabled Schools programme, which is designed to fundamentally change access to education in Brazil.
President of Argentina to participate in the Belt and Road Forum
The forum aims to develop ties between countries within the framework of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
Argentina's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the country's President Alberto Fernandez will visit China in October to attend the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.
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