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THE 16th annual Brics summit was held in Kazan, Russia, in October. The event was not given a lot of coverage. The “B”, Brazil, did not attend in person. The country’s president attended remotely after having suffered a head injury.
The members of Brics initially comprised Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, and now include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, among others.
The Brics Kazan declaration featured the following two paragraphs:
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