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Xi Urges BRICS to Pursue Peacemaking Role in Middle East
Xi Jinping asked BRICS countries to help make peace in the Middle East conflict.
He said China would work with the other BRICS members toward that goal.
Xi said the war does not help the international community.
He called BRICS an important group for countries in the Global South.
He also said BRICS should support development, innovation and cooperation.
The summit took place in New Delhi under India’s leadership.
The countries unanimously approved the New Delhi Declaration 2026.
China will lead BRICS and host its next summit in 2027.
Chinese President Xi Jinping urged BRICS nations to act as peacemakers in the Middle East conflict.
Xi said China would work with other BRICS members because the war does not serve the international community’s common interests.
He described BRICS as a leading group of the Global South and a model of self-reliance for emerging and developing countries.
The 18th BRICS Summit opened in New Delhi under India’s chairship, where members unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration 2026.
China will assume the rotating BRICS chairmanship in 2027 and host the bloc’s 19th summit.
- Who
- Chinese President Xi Jinping and the BRICS member countries.
- What
- Xi urged BRICS to take on a peacemaking role in the Middle East conflict.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- At the 18th BRICS Summit on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
- Why
- Xi said the conflict does not serve the common interests of the international community.
Key facts
- Summit
- 18th BRICS Summit
- Host country
- India, under its chairship
- Location
- New Delhi
- Declaration
- New Delhi Declaration 2026 was adopted unanimously
- Next chair
- China will assume the BRICS chairmanship in 2027
- Next summit
- China will host the 19th BRICS summit
- BRICS scale
- Members account for more than 40% of the world’s population and almost a quarter of the global economy
Quotes
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
“No member has raised any objection. The New Delhi Declaration 2026 is adopted unanimously”
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“does not serve the common interests of the international community”
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