Thursday, July 2, 2009

Results of talk in Russian Summit




Prime Minister attended the Summit of the leaders of BRIC [Brazil, Russia, India and China] countries in Russia on 16 June 2009. 

The Summit reviewed the current state of global economic and financial crisis and discussed the forthcoming G8 and G20 Summits. 

The Leaders agreed that BRIC Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors would meet and examine the further steps to be taken to intensify cooperation in the BRIC format on economic matters, to seek implementation of decisions of G-20 Summits which are of interest to developing countries and reform of present structures of international financial system and global governance. The Summit adopted Joint Statement of BRIC Leaders and Joint Statement on Global Food Security. 

This information was given by Smt. Preneet Kaur, MOS External Affairs in reply to a question by Shri Prabhat Jha in Rajya Sabha today.

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