BRICS countries condemned the customs duties introduced by the United States, which they considered “unfair” and “illegal” and “illegal”.
in the online Samit of the BRICS leaders, convened by Brazil President Louis Inasiu Lula da Silva, were attended by China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, South Africa and united Arabic Emirates.
“Our countries have become victims of unfair and illegal trading practices. Customs duties are used as a tool for blackmail, their use is normalized to capture markets and interference in internal affairs,” said Brazilian President, indirectly indicating the United States. 26% of international trade and almost half of the world’s population.
“Secondary sanctions limit our freedom to strengthen trade relations with friendly states,” the president noted.
President of the PRC Xi Jinping, that under the conditions of hegemonism, unilaterality, BRICS, as the avant -garde of the global south, should be jointly lagging for the multilaterality And a multilateral trading system. “Trade and tariff wars unleashed by one country violate the harmony of the global economy and undermine international trade rules,” he said.
According to the Kremlin’s information, Russian President Vladimir Putin also participated in the meeting. The statement noted that the meeting discussed the cooperation of the BRICS countries in the fields of trade, economics, finance, investment and other areas, taking into account the current global economic situation.
Iranian President Masud Pesheshkiyan called for the creation of the United Front BRICS against Western sanctions. states, undermines global cooperation and makes stable development impossible, ”said the Iranian leader.