In a gesture interpreted in diplomacy as a sign that the developing countries will not accept more influence from NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) or the hegemony of the axis between Americans and Europeans in redefining the new world map, China offers the following: officially the expansion of the Brics.

Formed in the first decade of the 21st century, the bloc of Brazil, China, India, South Africa and Russia experienced a moment of uncertainty before the war in Ukraine. But the alliance between Washington and Brussels, military tension, the use of the international financial system as a weapon against Moscow, and a clear attempt to redraw the boundaries of world geopolitics have repositioned the role of the group of developing countries at the center of the war. discussion.

At a meeting between the bloc’s chancellors this Thursday, the proposal was formally presented.

“China proposes to start the BRICS enlargement process, explore criteria and procedures for enlargement, and gradually build consensus,” said Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister.

Chancellor Carlos França attended the meeting, and unlike the events of the G7 or other institutions, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was not condemned.

During the meeting, Beijing invited other governments to a second meeting as a sign of its willingness to think about new members.

In a press release, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Nigeria, Senegal and Thailand were also invited to the event. The aim was to “expand dialogue with other countries and demonstrate the group’s mission to strengthen the role of emerging economies in global governance”.

The final declaration also reinforced the idea that developing countries want to have a say in international discussions. “The Ministers stressed that global economic governance is vital for countries to achieve sustainable development and also recalled their support for expanding and strengthening the participation of emerging markets and developing countries in international economic decision-making and development processes, and the definition of norms” .

G20 should be solid

There was a clear message for governments like the American government maneuvering to push Russia away from the G20. In the statement, the ministers stressed that “global economic governance is crucial for countries to achieve sustainable development, and also recalled their support for expanding and strengthening the participation of emerging markets and developing countries in international economic decision-making and standardization-setting processes”.

According to the statement, governments “reaffirmed their support for the G20’s leading role in global economic governance and underlined the need for the G20 to remain robust and respond to current global challenges.”

The bloc also urges major developed countries to “adopt responsible economic policies, while managing the repercussions of these policies, to avoid serious impacts on developing countries”.