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Sameep Shastri, Chairman of BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry: we are looking for beneficial treaties with BRICS+ nations and free trade agreements
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Photo source: ANI / TV BRICS
Ahead of the BRICS Summit, the TV BRICS International Media Network and its media partners conducted a series of interviews with leading experts.
TV BRICS is an officially accredited media outlet for the BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, a TV BRICS partner, Sameep Shastri, Chairman of the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry, outlined the key priorities of India’s chairmanship in BRICS, including sustainable development. The expert further noted that India played a major roles in 20-year history of BRICS.
Find out more in the interview.
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