The President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, arrived this Tuesday in the Russian city of Kazan to participate in the XVI Summit of the Brics group that will be held until October 24.
Upon his arrival, Maduro stated that “the Brics have become the epicenter of the multipolar world, and at the same time, they represent the hope that the countries of the global south, which aspire to development, have the possibility of accessing another economy, which “It is not managed based on sanctions or blackmail, but rather based on shared investment, new technologies.”
Likewise, he highlighted that the greatest expectation he has in this world meeting is to contribute “from Bolivarian Venezuela and our America to a new world,” while he stressed that Venezuela is prepared for that new world, “far from hegemonies, from imperialism”.
The president said that Venezuela was already part of “the gear” and the “engineering of the multicentric and pluripolar world” proposed by the Brics countries.
“We come with our dreams and hopes of a world without colonialism or imperialism where emerging superpowers can share with the countries we aspire to, from the global south, independence, development and prosperity,” he added.
The head of state asserted that in this space “the four major oil countries in the world have been found: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Venezuela.”
He stated that in this space Venezuela comes to offer a portfolio to investors who wish to invest in the country with the largest oil reserves in the world.
Likewise, he stressed that “we come here to defend the truth and bring the voice of a free and victorious people, we are going to defend the rights of the people of the region.”
He highlighted that it is the first time that a Venezuelan president attends this economic summit that is so important for the world.
“It is the first time that a president of Venezuela attends personally invited to a summit of heads of state of the BRICS, and this is historic for a president to attend this type of summit,” he added.
This Monday, the executive vice president of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived in that Russian city; the chancellor, Yván Gil and the sector vice president of Communication and Culture, Freddy Ñáñez.
The Russian city of Kazan begins the XVI Brics Summit, which will be held until Thursday, October 24. For the first time, the high-level event takes place in an expanded format, with the participation of the new members of the bloc: Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia, who join Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
Representatives from more than 20 countries will participate in the meetingin which authorities are expected to exchange ideas on current regional and global issues, as well as discuss various areas of cooperation.
The bloc was originally made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, but in January of this year Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia joined.
More than 30 countries have expressed their willingness to join the group, whose presidency was assumed by Russia on January 1.
