On July 23, 2018, China Global Television Network (CGTN) in cooperation with South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) held a live phone-in show on the upcoming BRICS Summit in SAR.
On July 23, 2018, China Global Television Network (CGTN) in cooperation with South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) held a live phone-in show on the upcoming BRICS Summit in SAR.
The summit will be held on July 25-27 in ...
... growth, soil occupation, education and other applications.
3. In 2011 Russia and India
launched
a scientific-educational satellite called YouthSat to study solar flares and their influence on the Earth.
4. The IBSA trilateral alliance (India, Brazil, South Africa), formalized in 2003, stands for reciprocal exchange of knowledge in S&T sphere in space domain.
5. Surprisingly, in this “adult” realm youth dimension has its voice: in the wake of the first Youth BRICS Summit (2015) Ministers of the Youth Affairs
suggested
creating a common space station (that would be required after expiration of ISS operating time in 2024), taking into account debates provoked by young delegates.
Sino-Russian relations deserve ...
... And this is China's great contribution to the development of BRICS as a global format that deals not only with the affairs of the «five» itself, but also with solving global issues involving the largest and most influential countries. Recalling that BRICS so far, since the summit in Durban (South Africa) in 2013, has had a habit of inviting countries of the region in the outreach format where the chair-state had the greatest weight and respect. For South Africa, these are African countries, for Latin America — UNASUR countries, for Russia ...
... including civil society consults initiated by Russia, preceded the summit and they will also follow it; all in all, they will be held
in over 30 areas
. Particular mention should be made of the BRICS Think Tank Council (BTTC) which brings together BRICS strategic centers in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Expert recommendations drafted at the scheduled meeting of the
Goa BRICS Academic Forum in September
were brought to the attention of the heads of state.
What changes did take place in a little over a year between Russia’s and India’s ...
... those of its partners. A number of bilateral agreements on financing development programmes have already been reached between BRICS countries, including agreements on currency swaps (between China and Brazil) and bilateral loans (
between China and South Africa
).
Despite the fact that the BRICS countries are able to finance development programmes on a bilateral basis, a number of incentives encouraged them to set up the bank — firstly, the need to share risks, and secondly, the need to increase the legitimacy of their south—south ...
... Healthcare is an important area of cooperation. Brazil has allocated $21 million for the construction of a factory that will manufacture antiretroviral medicines in Mozambique, where 10 per cent of the population is infected with the HIV virus
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.
South Africa as a New Player in BRICS
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President Zuma welcomes Brazil President
Dilma Rousseff, Durban, 26/03/2013
The Republic of South Africa is also active on the African continent. Speaking at Stellenbosch University in 2012 during a seminar entitled ...
... after the events in Libya graphically demonstrated that use of force involved heavy civilian casualties. During the March 17, 2011 vote on Resolution 1973, which opened the way for NATO to bomb Libya, Brazil, India, Russia and China abstained, while South Africa supported it.
The BRICS states also differed in their votes on Syria: Russia and China vetoed the resolution intended to depose President Bashar Assad, while South Africa and India abstained.
With time, the BRICS states’ actions are coming into alignment, as can ...
