(File photo) Latest statistics from the customs bureau in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, show that the region has seen increased trade with BRICS countries this year. The international trade volume between the west China region and its neighbor Russia reached 560 million U.
The BRICS summit in Xiamen offers a new chance for the leaders of the five member nations to bridge the governance deficit as the world order is in urgent need of an overhaul. The summit, with the theme "Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future," will include discussions on fairer use of resources to improve infrastructure and ensure the free flow of goods and services within the emerging-market bloc.
(File photo of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto) The BRICS countries as a group are playing "a key role" in bringing greater balance to global governance in an increasingly more plural and diverse world, said Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. Since BRICS members began to meet annually eight years ago, "we have seen important progress in the goals it set, particularly in the area of cooperation and coordination in multilateral forums on economic and political governance," he told Xinhua in a recent interview.
The BRICS summit, to be held in Xiamen, China starting Sunday, will help boost South-South cooperation and world development, an official from the United Nations (UN) told Xinhua recently. This year, thanks to the "BRICS Plus" model, dialogues will be held between BRICS members and other major developing countries.
