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World Leaders Sue For Peace in Middle East, Ukraine At BRICS Summit

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 05:46 PM

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World Leaders Sue For Peace in Middle East, Ukraine At BRICS Summit

World leaders have called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine. They made the call at the BRICS summit in Russia on Wednesday, as President Vladimir Putin told them he welcomed offers to mediate in the Ukraine conflict.

The Russian leader is casting the gathering as a sign that Western attempts to isolate Moscow have failed, but faced direct calls to end the Ukraine conflict from some of his closest and most important partners.

The meeting of about 20 world leaders in the central city of Kazan is the largest diplomatic forum held in Russia since Putin ordered troops into Ukraine in 2022.

Starting in 2009 with four members Brazil, Russia, India and China, BRICS has expanded to include other emerging nations such as South Africa, Egypt and Iran.

In a joint statement, the group said it was “deeply concerned about ongoing conflicts and instability in the Middle East and North African region.”

It also criticized Israeli attacks on a UN staff in southern Lebanon and urged that Lebanon’s “territorial integrity” be “preserved.”

At a plenary session earlier on Wednesday, leaders had lined up to call for peace in both the Middle East and Ukraine.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian urged BRICS members to “use all their collective and individual capacities to end the war in Gaza and Lebanon”.

Chinese President Xi Jinping Xi repeated his call for a ceasefire, saying: “We need to stop the killing and work tirelessly for a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement of the Palestinian issue.”

And Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also called for escalation in both the Middle East and Ukraine to be avoided.

“As we face two wars that have the potential to become global, it is essential to restore our ability to work together toward common goals,” he said in an address to the summit via video conference.

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World Leaders Sue For Peace in Middle East, Ukraine At BRICS Summit

World leaders have called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine. They made the call at the BRICS summit in Russia on Wednesday, as President Vladimir Putin told them he welcomed offers to mediate in the Ukraine conflict.

The Russian leader is casting the gathering as a sign that Western attempts to isolate Moscow have failed, but faced direct calls to end the Ukraine conflict from some of his closest and most important partners.

The meeting of about 20 world leaders in the central city of Kazan is the largest diplomatic forum held in Russia since Putin ordered troops into Ukraine in 2022.

Starting in 2009 with four members Brazil, Russia, India and China, BRICS has expanded to include other emerging nations such as South Africa, Egypt and Iran.

In a joint statement, the group said it was “deeply concerned about ongoing conflicts and instability in the Middle East and North African region.”

It also criticized Israeli attacks on a UN staff in southern Lebanon and urged that Lebanon’s “territorial integrity” be “preserved.”

At a plenary session earlier on Wednesday, leaders had lined up to call for peace in both the Middle East and Ukraine.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian urged BRICS members to “use all their collective and individual capacities to end the war in Gaza and Lebanon”.

Chinese President Xi Jinping Xi repeated his call for a ceasefire, saying: “We need to stop the killing and work tirelessly for a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement of the Palestinian issue.”

And Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva also called for escalation in both the Middle East and Ukraine to be avoided.

“As we face two wars that have the potential to become global, it is essential to restore our ability to work together toward common goals,” he said in an address to the summit via video conference.

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