President Cyril Ramaphosa stressed the need to pursue the United Nations’ sustainable development goals as well as climate action, peace and justice”
President Cyril Ramaphosa told the other leaders of the Brics bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, that the Covid-19 pandemic had reinforced the belief that representative multilateralism was the key to a sustainable future for all.
He also called on them to support the proposal made by India and South Africa to the World Trade Organisation for a waiver of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights agreement to ensure rapid expansion of Covid-19 vaccines production around the world.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on top of its $100-million donation to Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access , a worldwide initiative aimed at an equitable provision of vaccines, his country would donate an additional 100-million doses of drugs to developing countries. Another talking point at the summit was Afghanistan after the country’s takeover by the Taliban, which Russian President Vladmir Putin said could prove to be a regional and global security threat.
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