Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday contacted BRICS nations to strengthen unity and cooperation to serve as the most reputable force in safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of establishing countries.Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, made the remarks at the 15th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisers and High Representatives on National Security in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia.Wang stated that under the brand-new international circumstances, more and more nations are willing to listen to the voice of BRICS and wish to enter the door of BRICS.He noted that a transactional technique in global politics and weaponizing global trade will only worsen the trust crisis among nations and endanger global security.
Concession leads nowhere and unity is where the hope lies, he added.Wang called on BRICS nations to work to defend the right to development, take the lead in unity and cooperation, and secure multilateralism, noting they need to unequivocally stand apart against a wayward power and safeguard the right and space to development for developing countries.Other parties at the meeting concurred that BRICS countries need to build agreement and make collaborations to oppose all types of bullying, interventionism and abusing tariffs, adhere to multilateralism, protect the common interests of the Global South, and work together to develop a multipolar world of peace, security, fairness and justice.