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BRICS Summit Wraps Up James Tweedie, The Morning Star, 6 September 2017 The Brics summit wrapped up yesterday in the Chinese city of Xiamin with commitments to peace, integration and development. The bloc of five powerful developing nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - issued a joint statement on Monday. It stressed the need to "redress North-South development imbalances" and to "firmly oppose protectionism" -- a clear challenge to US President Donald Trump's policy of tariffs to bring manufacturing jobs back home. The bloc also confronted the monopoly of the West's post-war Bretton Woods global finance institutions. They pledged to "foster a global economic governance architecture that is more effective and reflective of current global economic landscape, increasing the voice and representation of emerging markets and developing economies." Syria, Palestine The declaration also addressed the West's proxy war on Syria - now approaching its end after six years - and the nuclear stand-off in the Korean Peninsula. It welcomed "the creation of the de-escalation areas in Syria which contributed to decrease the levels of violence and generate positive momentum and conditions for meaningful progress in the peace talks" brokered by the UN. The ceasefire zones were negotiated and guaranteed by Russia, Iran and Turkey. But the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mr Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg on July 7 apparently sealed the truce. "We reiterate that the only lasting solution to the crisis in Syria is through an inclusive 'Syrian-led, Syrian-owned' political process which safeguards the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Syria." Monday also saw a round of bilateral meetings between the leaders of the five Brics countries. In his speech yesterday, South African president Jacob Zuma welcomed the opening of the African regional branch of the bloc's New Development Bank in Johannesburg last month. He said in addition to supporting its members, "Hopefully soon, it will also support our partners through providing development financing for infrastructure and sustainable development projects." Africa, Palestine "The leadership of the African Union engaged the BRICS leadership at an early stage indicating its strong support for this project and the recent launch of the Africa Regional Centre is a most welcome signal of an intensifying partnership for development." And it reiterated "the urgent need for a just, lasting and comprehensive solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in order to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East." PalestiniPalestinian conflict in order to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East." ________________________________ [http://imageshack.com/a/img32/381/6b28.png] E-mail Disclaimer: The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be legal privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorised to received it. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in reliance of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. The views and opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender unless clearly stated as those of South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU). SADTU accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages incurred or suffered arising from the use of this e-mail or its attachments. SADTU does not warrant the integrity of this e-mail nor that it is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference. -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/yclsa-eom-forum/533A2CE396AEAF46A12C809E9F98070501D210CF8E%40sadtuex01.SADTU.org.za. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
