Global Research: 23-10-2024,
Heads-of-State and other leading government officials gathered in Kazan of the Russian Federation to continue their work aimed at building a more equitable form of relations between countries and peoples largely centered in the Global South.
BRICS 2024 delegates convened during a period of escalating regional war and the rise of impoverishment among billions around the world.
Russian President Vladimir Putin committed to holding bilateral meetings with many of his counterparts attending the Summit. Recognizing the significance of the present international situation where the system of world development is shifting from the Global North to the South, Moscow has centered its political orientation towards the geopolitical regions where the overwhelming majority of people reside.
Leaders attending the meeting included Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. These four important leaders from Asia and Africa have in recent years experienced sharp differences with the United States involving domestic and international issues.
Important to the Summit was the attendance by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres who was greeted at the Kazan International Airport by Farid Mukhametshin, Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tartarstan, on October 22.
Tartarstan is located in the Volga Federal District of Eastern European Russian territory. Kazan is the capital and largest municipality in the area. This region of the country is known for encompassing the longest river in Europe (Volga) and produces large amounts of oil which underpins its strong petrochemical industry.