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Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proposed five areas of connectivity at the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, in order to shape a better world and foster cooperation for peace and prosperity.

Speaking at the plenary session of the summit on October 24, Chinh offered profound insights on what he described as a new era - an era of deep connectivity and integration, smart technology, and innovation.

He emphasized the importance of a global, people-centered, and comprehensive approach, upholding multilateralism and international solidarity, and building a rules-based world order with shared responsibility to address unprecedented global challenges.

Resource connectivity is one of the five areas of connectivity he suggested to help build a better world for peace and prosperity.

BRICS should take the lead in mobilizing, allocating, and using resources effectively to address climate change, promote the green, digital, and circular economies, and ensure food, energy, and information security, he said.

Other strategic areas of connectivity are infrastructure connectivity that includes both hard and soft infrastructure to enhance resilience and foster development; global supply chain connectivity through leveraging modern science, technology, and innovation to create new drivers of economic growth and expand development opportunities for all countries; and people-to-people connectivity through strengthening cultural, educational, tourism, and interpersonal exchanges between BRICS and other nations to foster a cultural space characterized by “unity in diversity.”

Last but not least, he suggested connectivity in reforming global governance mechanisms in a collaborative, balanced, fair, efficient, and inclusive manner so as to promote sustainable and rapid development. He stressed the need for BRICS to oppose protectionism and the politicization of economic, trade, technological, and innovation relations.

Sharing Vietnam's development lessons on “connectivity, integration, and building a better world together,” Chinh emphasized major principles, namely putting people at the centre, pursuing an independent, peaceful, and cooperative foreign policy, and adhering to the Four Nos defense policy.

He expressed confidence that BRICS will unite further, drawing on its internal strength to build a peaceful, stable, cooperative, and prosperous world.

Reiterating late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh’s words “Unity, Unity, Great Unity. Success, Success, Great Success,” the Prime Minister reaffirmed Vietnam’s readiness to cooperate with BRICS and the international community to realize the vision of “building a better world for all.”

In his opening remarks, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that BRICS will continue to play a key role in promoting global cooperation, ensuring equal opportunities for all countries, and building a more balanced and just global governance system. He stressed the importance of enhancing the role of developing countries to create a better world, where the legitimate interests and development rights of all nations are respected.

During the summit, leaders focused on major strategies to address urgent global challenges such as conflicts, terrorism, poverty reduction, climate change, and food security. They highlighted the need for BRICS to serve as a platform for countries to collaborate toward shared prosperity and to strengthen cooperation across the Global South.

The participants also called for enhanced efforts from developing nations to tackle challenges and improve global governance in a fairer and more inclusive direction.

Several countries underscored the importance of maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for cooperation and development. They also emphasized the need to promote new growth drivers such as the digital economy, green economy, circular economy, and advances in science, technology, and innovation.   – Source: VOV –