BRICS News Digest for the previous week
Russian Foreign Minister meets with BRICS colleagues on the margins of the UNGA
Sergey Lavrov and the foreign ministers of the BRICS member states exchanged views on the General Assembly session
The meeting was initiated by the Russian side within the framework of the future BRICS Chairmanship of the Russian Federation
Lula da Silva outlines the world's most important issues at the UN General Assembly session
Possible reform of the Security Council, climate change and social inequality are among the issues to be addressed
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivered an insightful speech at the opening of the 78th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. The event is being held in New York, USA,
Russian president's decree equates digital identity documents with paper versions
Russians will be able to present a digital identity document from "Gosuslugi" instead of a paper passport
The decree of the President of the Russian Federation from 18.09.2023 № 695 "On the presentation of information contained in identity documents of a citizen of the Russian Federation, using information technology" regulates the use of digital versions of documents posted on "Gosuslugi".
Extraordinary session of the Indian Parliament is held
Eight legislative initiatives were considered during the session
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said five sittings would be held during the extraordinary session of Parliament from 18 to 22 September and said eight legislative initiatives were likely to be taken up.
Collection of Xi Jinping's speeches on human rights issues is published in 6 languages
The book is available in Arabic, Portuguese, German, Swahili, Urdu and Vietnamese
The collection is an extensive compilation of Xi Jinping's sayings, writings and commentaries on respecting and protecting human rights. Six editions of the book were recently published
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi strengthens diplomatic ties in Russia ahead of Putin's historic visit to Beijing
The two giants promise to strengthen mutual trust
China's Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, has arrived in Russia for a four-day trip that marks a milestone in preparations for a possible historic visit by President Vladimir Putin to Beijing in October.
Russian President meets with Chinese Foreign Minister
The meeting was held in St. Petersburg
Vladimir Putin and Wang Yi met at the Konstantinovsky Palace in the presence of Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation Zhang Hanhui.
Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development Summit
The South African President, speaking on sustainable development in the Global South, mentioned among many proposals the need to affirm the principle of national responsibility
Cyril Ramaphosa on the margins of the UN General Assembly, speaking at the High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development Summit, outlined the situation from the perspective of the countries of the Global South,
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