Russia to support Pakistan's accession to BRICS

Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Aleksey Overchuk (disambiguation) Russian delegation led by Pakistan ⁇ capital as part of two-day official visit History of Islamabad found in contact.

Pakistan and the the Russian Federation Following the meeting between the delegations, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Pakistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Ishaq Dar During the press conference, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Overchuk answered the questions of journalists about the relations between the two countries.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Dar said that the visit of the Russian delegation Signs that Relationships are Developing He said it was.

Noting that they want to increase energy, trade and regional cooperation between the two countries, Dar said that they want to strengthen mutual cooperation with Russia. Priority policies of Pakistani Foreign Affairs It was recorded.

It is narrow, The delegations held in-depth discussions on bilateral relations to identify potential areas of economic expansion. Specific areas of mutual interest were identified, including trade, economic cooperation, cultural relations and inter-people contacts ⁇ He said it.

⁇ We expect Russia ⁇ to play a positive role for BRICS ⁇ e membership ⁇

Trade between Pakistan and Russia reached $1 billion last year, Dar said. The BRICS ⁇ e He asked for Russia's support for his participation.

It is narrow, ⁇ Pakistan is; Brazil, Russia, India and China BRICS ⁇ e is willing to participate and help BRICS and other similar organizations to participate. Russia to play a positive role He wants to He said it.

In addition to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Noting that it will organize an important forum aimed at increasing peace, development and stability in the region, Dar said, In the Philippines to find solutions to a range of global and regional problems, including the United Nations (UN) Security Council He said he would cooperate with Russia.

Support for Pakistan's BRICS membership

Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Overchuk He also stated that they had a comprehensive meeting on all areas of the economy and that the SCO would organize a meeting in Pakistan within a month.

Overchuk stated that economic cooperation and relations within the scope of the SCO overlap in areas such as the use of national currencies of the two countries, climate change, food security, energy transition and security, ⁇ Also available Pakistan and Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Kyrgyzstan We also discussed the possibility of cooperation between the economic union of the five member countries, including Pakistan, and the opportunities for a free trade agreement between these five countries. He used his expressions.

Russia this year. the BRICS Summit Overchuk stating that he will host, Relations within BRICS have grown stronger, attracting many countries. We are pleased that Pakistan ⁇ has applied for membership. Both BRICS and SCO are compatible with each other. We support Pakistan ⁇ 's application ⁇ He said it.

Category: Russia-Pakistan relations

The visit is Russia's first high-level visit to Pakistan since April 2021.

Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, In 2021, he visited Pakistan ⁇ , which was Lavrov ⁇ 's first visit to Pakistan after 2012.

In 2021, Pakistan and Russia signed an agreement to build the 1100-kilometer Pakistan Natural Gas Pipeline project, previously known as the North-South Pipeline project.

Last year, Russia agreed to provide reduced oil and gas to meet Pakistan's growing domestic and industrial energy needs.

What is BRICS?

In the year 2006 Brazil, Russia, India and China The group aims at economic cooperation between countries.

the Group 2010 ⁇ da South Africa (disambiguation) also added and hosted by South Africa ⁇ the 2023 BRICS Summit The leaders of the member states decided to expand. Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates He joined BRICS on 1 January 2024.

About 45 percent of the world's population is BRICS ⁇ te

The BRICS countries, About 45% of the world's population It covers it. The Five Great Countries of the Developing World Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa BRICS formed by initials, Unilateral economic cooperation of the West an organization that emerges as an alternative and aims at both economic and cultural cooperation between member countries.

⁇ BRIC ⁇ term It was first used in 2001 in the ⁇ Building Better Global Economic BRICs ⁇ report by Jim O ⁇ Neill, chairman of Goldman Sachs, a U.S. investment bank.

Scholz ⁇ tan Kazakhstan opening

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met in Astana ⁇ da at the extended meeting between the delegations after private meetings at the Presidential Palace Akorda ⁇ .

President of Kazakhstan Tokayev emphasized the special importance of the visit of Prime Minister Scholz ⁇ un, who held official meetings for the first time in his country.

Pointing out that this visit will take multilateral cooperation between Kazakhstan and Germany to a new level, Tokayev discussed the possibilities for further strengthening of bilateral relations. We discussed the deepening of integration, especially in the fields of trade, economy and investment.

Pointing out that Germany is one of the main trading partners, Tokayev reported that in 7 months of this year, the mutual trade volume reached 2.3 billion dollars, and since 2005, Germany's share of direct investment in Kazakhstan has reached 6.7 billion dollars.

Olaf Scholz also stated that they will work to improve the conditions of economic relations, directly invest in Kazakhstan and expand mutual trade opportunities, and we are very pleased that our cooperation in the field of energy is gradually progressing. We want to improve economic cooperation in all other areas.

They agreed on cooperation

Prime Minister Scholz added that it was also welcome for them to exchange views on the international challenges they are facing.

During the expanded meeting, the parties agreed on the establishment of mutually beneficial commercial and economic cooperation in the fields of energy, green transformation, mining, transport and logistics, climate protection, environment and agriculture.

After the talks, Tokayev and Scholz signed the Joint Declaration on cooperation between Kazakhstan and Germany.

In addition, the governments of the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding on technical cooperation between the central banks, a declaration of intent for the establishment of the Kazakh-German Institute of Science and Technology at the Eastern Kazakhstan Technical University, and a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of the Kazakh-German school.

China-Africa Cooperation Forum opens in Beijing

the Forum Opening People of China⁇ in Head of State the Xi Jinpingas well as the leaders of the visiting African countries and the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres He spoke to me.

President Xi, in his speech, started in 2000. the China-Africa Cooperation Forumof the ⁇ (The FOCAC), China is a turning point in its relations with African countries, that cooperation has brought tangible gains to the lives of billions of ordinary Chinese and Africans in the last 24 years, and that they are protecting the legitimate rights and interests of their countries at a time of transformations seen in the world once a century.

Stating that China-Africa relations are in the best period of history, Xi said that bilateral relations with all of Africa ⁇The Strategic Relationshipto the level of ⁇ , and the general characterization of China-Africa relations ⁇China-Africa community sharing common future for the new era under all circumstancesHe suggested that they define it as ⁇ .

Xi said that modernization is the indispensable right of all countries, that the Western approach to modernization causes suffering in developing countries, 2. He noted that third world countries such as China and African countries, which gained their independence after World War II and are on the way to development, are trying to eliminate the historical injustices of the modernization process.

Pointing out that the total population of China and Africa accounts for one third of the world's population, Xi said, ⁇There can be no global modernization without modernization. The joint modernization of China and Africa will create a new wave in the Global South, a new era of community building that shares a common future.He said ⁇ .

The Chinese leader has 10 items in the fields of industry, trade, infrastructure, development cooperation, health, agriculture, livelihood, cultural interaction, green transformation and security for the modernization of Africa.the Joint Action⁇ proposed the plan.

⁇ China's big market will turn into Africa's big opportunity ⁇

Stating that China will make a first among the big economies and reset customs tariffs with the least developed countries, including 33 African countries, so that it will open its market more externally, Xi said that China's big market will turn into Africa's big opportunity.

Xi, China will develop industrial supply chain cooperation with Africa, the Sino-African Economy and the the Trade Cooperation Pilot ZoneHe announced that he would promote the formation of ⁇ , implement a program to strengthen small and joint-scale companies, and launch 20 sample projects for digital technology collaboration.

Emphasizing that China will continue to support Africa in the field of infrastructure, Xi said that it will carry out 30 infrastructure and connectivity projects to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, as well as improve logistics and financial cooperation to contribute to the formation of interregional connections that will support the development of the African Continental Free Trade Zone.

⁇ Small but beautiful ⁇ subsistence support projects

Xi has a thousand ⁇ in Africa to deepen cooperation within the scope of the Global Development InitiativeSmall but beautiful⁇ stated that they will implement the subsistence support project.

Stating that they are ready to establish a network of hospitals and common health centers with Africa in the field of health, Şi said that they will send 2,000 health personnel to Africa, encourage Chinese companies to invest in Africa's pharmaceutical industry, and support the development of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the fight against epidemics.

Xi announced that they will provide Africa with 1 billion yuan ($140 million) of emergency food assistance, create 6,670 hectares of standard agricultural land, and implement 500 programs for the livelihood and welfare of rural communities.

Stating that China will carry out 30 clean energy projects in Africa, Xi said that they will help to establish systems for weather forecasting, early warning, disaster prevention and remediation and protection of biodiversity, and that they will launch a forum for peaceful use of nuclear energy.

$50.6 billion in financing over three years

The Chinese leader stated that they will provide 360 billion yuan ($50.6 billion) of financing to the continent over the next 3 years for these joint actions, of which 210 billion yuan ($29.6 billion) will be transferred as loans, 80 billion yuan ($11.2 billion) as aid and 70 billion yuan (9.8 billion yuan) as investments by Chinese companies.

It is Þi, Africa's Future-Vocational Education Cooperation Plan He stated that they will establish an engineering technology academy and 10 of the Luban Workshops, China's vocational training centers abroad, and create 60,000 educational opportunities, mostly for women and children.

Stating that they will share experience in the field of state administration with African countries, Xi said that they will establish 25 research centers on the continent and invite a thousand politicians and state officials from different countries to China.

Xi stated that China wants to improve cooperation with Africa within the scope of the Global Security Initiative and announced that they will donate 1 billion yuan (140 million dollars) of military aid to African countries, train 6,000 military personnel, 1,000 police and law enforcement officers, and invite 500 young officers to China.

From the struggle against colonialism to the non-alignment movement

The FOCAC team Chairman of the African Presidency Senegal ⁇ in Bassirou Diomaye Faye At a time when the world is facing war, violence, extremism and prolonged economic and social crises, he underlined the importance of the forum's focus on the theme of modernization, the ideal of achieving common goals.

Pointing out that the FOCAC cooperation produces positive results in agriculture, vocational education, water resource management, industry, health and other strategic areas, the Senegalese leader emphasized that the China Belt and Road Initiative also contributes greatly to the construction of Africa's infrastructure and transportation networks.

Stating that African countries were the first countries to provide vaccines and protective clothing during the Covid-19 pandemic and that they did not forget their support at the darkest moment, Faye said that China helped establish the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention and supported the continent to develop its capacity to fight infectious diseases.

Pointing out that Africa and China have a tradition of friendship and solidarity that goes back to the struggle against colonialism and the non-alignment movement, Faye said that they support the global development, security and civilization initiatives led by China in the new period.

⁇ Afrika ⁇ needs Çin ⁇

Republic of Mauritania President and Chairman of the African Union Mohammad al-Waled Ghazvani Peace and development of the China-Africa partnership.It sets an example for South-South cooperation.⁇ highlighting that he noted:

Given the internal problems facing the African continent today and the devastating consequences of economic, security and environmental crises, it needs China's support to weep for security and stability, promote economic growth and make its voice heard in international forums.

Turkey-Egypt flights are doubling

In his written statement, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu stated that three important agreements were signed between Turkey and Egypt in the field of railway, civil aviation and information communication technologies at the ⁇ High Level Strategic Cooperation Council ⁇ meeting co-chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Abdulfettah es-Sisi ⁇ of Egypt.

Stating that his counterpart Egyptian Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel al-Wazir ⁇ in also participated in the meeting, Uraloğlu said that we signed three agreements, namely the Memorandum of Understanding on the Development of Cooperation in the Railway Sector, the Memorandum of Understanding between Civil Aviation Administrations and the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Information and Communication Technologies.

Uraloğlu stated that the memorandum of understanding and frequency issues in the field of civil aviation have been resolved and made the following assessment:

With the Memorandum of Understanding between Civil Aviation Administrations, the number of passenger flights between the two countries, which is 30 frequencies per week, was increased to 67 frequencies. There are 28 weekly flights on the THY Istanbul-Cairo line and 5 flights on the AJet Sabiha Gökçen-Cairo line. Sharm al-Sheikh, Hurghada and Alexandria, which are the touristic destinations of Egypt, are also operated by our carriers. We consider that this seizure will make a positive contribution to many sectors, especially economic activities, trade and tourism between the two countries. ⁇

We will share our experiences mutually.

Uraloğlu, who gave information about the agreement on the railway sector, stated that within the scope of this memorandum of understanding, it is aimed to strengthen cooperation in areas such as railway maintenance and repair, infrastructure development, capacity allocation and traffic management.

In his statement, Uraloğlu shared the information that technical visits will be held in order to increase the sharing of experience, including training and consultancy areas, with the memorandum of understanding that we aim to develop cooperation in the railway sector between the State Railways of the Republic of Turkey and the National Railways of Egypt.

Uraloğlu, who also evaluated the memorandum of understanding signed between the Ministry and the Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies of the Arab Republic of Egypt, said:

⁇ With this restraint, information and communication technologies policies will be developed in telecommunication and postal management. The memorandum covers management and regulation, human resources development, strengthening our cooperation in international organizations, and cybersecurity. As both countries, we will mutually share our experiences in these fields.