BRICS States Urge Work for Comprehensive, Peaceful Solution of Crisis in Syria

GOA, India- The BRICS leaders have reiterated the need to fully implement UN Security Council resolutions 2254 and 2268 on Syria and called for an inclusive Syrian-led political process while continuing the fighting against terrorists.

In their joint declaration after concluding their eighth summit in the Indian city of Goa, the BRICS leaders said “we call upon all parties involved to work for a comprehensive and peaceful resolution of the crisis in Syria taking into account the legitimate aspirations of the people of Syria, through inclusive national dialogue and a Syrian-led political process based on Geneva Communique of 30 June 2012 and in pursuance of the UN Security Council Resolution 2254 and 2268 for their full implementation.”

 They added that it was necessary to continue fighting against the “Daesh and Jabhat al—Nusra” (currently Jabhat Fatah al Sham ) terrorist organizations, designated so by the United Nations Security Council

Putin: International conflicts should be settled through diplomatic mechanisms

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has stressed that BRICS states urge adopting decisive procedures with the purpose of fighting terrorism and finding political and diplomatic solutions to international conflicts.

“We believe that international conflicts should be settled through political and diplomatic mechanisms and we reject adopting force to put pressure on countries or violate their sovereignty, The Russian Sputnik news agency quoted Putin as saying in his speech on Sunday during BRICS leaders summit in Goa.

Military interventions, economic sanctions violate International law

In their final declaration on the results of BRICS summit in Goa , the BRICS leaders condemned unilateral military interventions and economic sanctions which violate the international law.

 “We condemn unilateral military interventions and economic sanctions in violation of international law and universally recognized norms of international relations,” the joint declaration said.

UN reforms urged

BRICS leaders have reaffirmed the necessity for a comprehensive reform of the United Nations, including the Security Council, in order to make its activity more effective, the Goa Declaration, adopted at the eight BRICS Summit on Sunday, said.

“We reaffirm the need for a comprehensive reform of the UN, including its Security Council, with a view to making it more representative, effective and efficient, and to increase the representation of the developing countries so that it can adequately respond to global challenges,” the declaration reads.

 According to the document, Russia and China consider that such states as Brazil, India and South Africa should “play a greater role in the UN” as they have an important status on the international arena.

Two-state solution for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

 All five BRICS leaders reiterated in their joint declaration on Sunday the need to implement a two-state solution for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as foreseen in relevant UN Security Council resolutions.

All five BRICS leaders emphasized in their declaration the importance of predictability in the development of civil nuclear capabilities and accessing technology and finance for these aims.

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