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16th BRICS Summit
The 2024 BRICS summit was the BRICS#Summits, sixteenth annual BRICS summit, held in Kazan, Russia. It was the first BRICS summit to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates as members, following their accession to the organization at the 15th BRICS summit. Outcome The theme of the event was: “Strengthening Multilateralism for Fair Global Development and Security.” UN Secretary-General António Guterres spoke about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and said: "We need peace in Ukraine. A just peace in line with the UN Charter, international law and United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/1, UN General Assembly resolutions." Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attended the summit, and BRICS leaders called in a statement for the establishment of a Palestine, Palestinian state within the 1967 borders. BRICS members introduced a payment system named BRICS PAY, BRICS Pay designed to facilitate transactions and the interchange of financial information bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazan
Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, [qɑzan] is the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1.3 million residents, and up to nearly 2 million residents in the greater Kazan metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Kazan is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, fifth-largest city in Russia, being the Volga#Biggest cities on the shores of the Volga, most populous city on the Volga, as well as within the Volga Federal District. Historically, Kazan was the capital of the Khanate of Kazan, and was Siege of Kazan, conquered by Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, at which point the city became a part of the Tsardom of Russia. The city was seized (and largely destroyed) during Pugachev's Rebellion (1773–1775), but was later rebuilt during the reign of Catherine the Great. In the following centuries, Kazan grew to become a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
