BRICS needs to take responsibility for global peace: PM

UNB  :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday underscored the need for making BRICS as a lighthouse in a multi-polar world to take responsibility for global peace, justice and stability.

“We need BRICS as a lighthouse in a multi-polar world. We hope to see BRICS emerge as an inclusive platform responding to our times.

We must prove to our children and youth that our nations may suffer, but will not be defeated,” she said.

The prime minister was speaking at the BRICS-Africa Outreach and the BRICS Plus Dialogues at Sandton Convention Centre here. BRICS is the acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Hasina is attending the 15th BRICS summit at Johannesburg at the invitation of host president Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa.

She strongly spoke against artificial choices and divisions being thrown at the countries of the Global South.