BRICS countries agree to strengthen G20 role

UFA, July 9. /TASS/. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) are "committed to strengthening the G20 as a premier forum for international economic cooperation," the BRICS leaders said in an economic partnership strategy signed after the summit in Ufa, the capital of the Russian republic of Bashkiria, on Thursday. Under the strategy, BRICS countries, members of the Group of 20 major economies, "will continue to actively participate in the work of the G20, exchange views with the aim of further strengthening international financial and economic architecture and achieving strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth." "BRICS countries will continue to coordinate and hold preparatory meetings ahead of main G-20 events," the strategy says. Read more