China News Service, Beijing, June 23 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping presided over the 14th BRICS leaders' meeting by video in Beijing on the evening of the 23rd.
Xi Jinping pointed out that looking back over the past year, the new crown pneumonia epidemic has spread everywhere, the world economic recovery has been tortuous, and the issues of peace and security have become more prominent.
Facing the severe and complex situation, we have always adhered to the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation, strengthened solidarity and cooperation, and worked together to overcome difficulties.
The BRICS mechanism has shown resilience and vitality, and BRICS cooperation has achieved positive progress and results.
Xi Jinping stressed that this meeting is at a critical juncture of where human society is headed.
As important emerging market countries and major developing countries, the BRICS countries must be brave in their responsibilities and actions, and inject positive, stable and constructive forces into the world.
First, we must speak out for fairness and justice, promote the international community to practice genuine multilateralism, maintain the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law, abandon the Cold War mentality and group confrontation, and oppose unilateral sanctions, Abuse of sanctions to surpass the hegemonic "small circle" with the "big family" of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Second, we must strengthen our belief in defeating the epidemic, and in an attitude of being responsible to the people and life, build a solid barrier for epidemic prevention and control, strengthen international anti-epidemic cooperation, and jointly protect human life and health.
Third, we must gather the synergy of economic recovery, strengthen macro policy coordination, ensure the safety and smoothness of industrial and supply chains, build an open world economy, prevent and resolve major risks and challenges faced by world development, and achieve more inclusive and resilient economic growth. .
Fourth, we must promote sustainable development, adhere to the people-centered development philosophy, increase investment in poverty reduction, food, education, health and other fields, and promote the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to achieve a stronger, greener, healthy global development.
Xi Jinping pointed out that I look forward to having in-depth exchanges and speaking freely with you around the theme of "building high-quality partnerships and jointly creating a new era of global development", so as to jointly contribute wisdom to promoting the high-quality development of BRICS cooperation.
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