{"id":61258,"date":"2026-09-13T05:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T05:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=61258"},"modified":"2026-09-13T05:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T05:49:23","slug":"brics-nations-urge-restraint-in-middle-east-smooth-flow-of-global-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=61258","title":{"rendered":"BRICS nations urge \u2018restraint\u2019 in Middle East, smooth flow of global trade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al Jazeera:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BRICS group \u2060of nations has unanimously \u2060adopted a joint declaration, calling for calm in the Middle East and stressing the need to work together to maintain the smooth flow of global trade, supply chains and energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The summit launched on Saturday in New Delhi, with India\u2019s Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosting the two-day meeting. China\u2019s President Xi Jinping, Russia\u2019s President Vladimir Putin and Iran\u2019s President Masoud Pezeshkian are among those attending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The presidency of the 11-member bloc has passed to New Delhi at a difficult moment, with wars in the Middle East and Ukraine disrupting energy and shipping, tariffs squeezing members, and BRICS countries at odds over how to answer either challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday\u2019s declaration voiced \u201cdeep concern over the continued escalation of tensions\u201d across the Middle East, calling for \u201cmaximum restraint\u201d and warning against deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure and on nuclear facilities, in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It reiterated the bloc\u2019s position on Palestine, expressing \u201cfirm opposition\u201d to the forced displacement of Palestinians, and changing the geography or demography of the occupied territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also called for an end to Israeli violence in Gaza, support for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/2\/1\/what-is-unrwa-and-why-it-is-important-for-palestinians\">UNRWA<\/a>&nbsp;and full United Nations membership for Palestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expansion of non-Western cross-border payment channels, cooperation on artificial intelligence and opposition to unilateral sanctions and tariffs are also subjects of the wide-ranging declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Xi arrived in the Indian capital on Saturday morning, his first visit to the country in seven years as the two Asian giants seek to thaw relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the fighting in the Middle East did not serve the world\u2019s interests. \u201cAs the situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region continues to evolve, the war there has caused serious losses to people across the region,\u201d China\u2019s Xinhua quoted Xi as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It \u201cdoes not serve the common interests of the international community\u201d, Xi said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al Jazeera: The BRICS group \u2060of nations has unanimously \u2060adopted a joint declaration, calling for calm in the Middle East and stressing the need to work together to maintain the smooth flow of global trade, supply chains and energy. The summit launched on Saturday in New Delhi, with India\u2019s Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosting the two-day meeting. China\u2019s President Xi Jinping, Russia\u2019s President Vladimir Putin and Iran\u2019s President Masoud Pezeshkian are among those attending. 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