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Vladimir Putin answered
Russian journalists’ questions following his visit to China to take
part in the BRICS Summit.
September 5, 2017
10:00
Xiamen
At a news
conference following BRICS Summit.
Vladimir Putin summed up
the results of the BRICS Summit and his talks with foreign
leaders on the Summit’s sidelines, and shared his perspective
on pressing international issues.
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Transcript
of the news conference for Russian journalists
0:44 -- President of Russia
Vladimir Putin: Let us start with your questions, please.
Question: The BRICS
Summit has just closed. As we all know, BRICS countries account
for 31 percent of the global GDP.
Could you share your
perspective on the future of this association
in the follow-up to the discussions
at the Summit? What are its main outcomes and what are Russia’s
priorities regarding BRICS?
Vladimir Putin: Let me
remind you that BRICS emerged at Russia’s initiative back in 2005
when we first brought to the same table representatives
of the People’s Republic of China, India and Russia. This
is how three countries started working together, and later expanded
to five countries.
There is no doubt that BRICS
has great prospects. At its core is the convergence of interests
in a number of areas, not some kind of ideological
principles.
This primarily has
to do with economic structure and our common commitment to make
the global economy more fair and noble, so to speak.
Overall, we succeeded
in coordinating our positions on a number of major,
fundamental issues over the past years.
You may have noticed that
BRICS countries regularly meet not only at specialised summits like
the one here in the People’s Republic of China, but also
on the sidelines of various international events before
the start of those events. For example, BRICS leaders regularly
meet ahead of G20 meetings.
