Lula invites Mexico, Uruguay and Colombia to BRICS meeting

Brasilia. The Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, invited Mexico, Uruguay and Colombia yesterday to participate in the BRICS block meeting that will be held in July, told the Sputnik agency in a brief interview before participating in the inauguration of the Uruguayan president, Yamandú Orsi.

I am inviting these countries because I believe that, although they are not physical members, it is important that they participate because it is time to make a debate with everyonesaid the president.

BRICS members are not a small thing. They represent almost half of humanity, half of the international GDP, there are two very important countries that are China and India, which represent almost half of humanity.

He pointed out that he hopes that the meeting will strengthen multilateralism and free trade. Because if there is no freedom of commerce, there is no multilateralism, there is no democracyhe said.

This Friday, the Brazilian presidency of the BRICS Group presented the priorities of the Finance Path in 2025.

Six themes were presented as priority for the meeting, among them, the facilitation of trade and investments between member countries; the coordination of the action in international financial organizations; The promotion of financing and new instruments to face climate change. They also presented advances in customs associations and issues; regulation and supervision of artificial intelligence and promotion of ideas with society.

In the BRICS finance path we develop the general priorities established by the Brazilian presidency of the group. Some of the priority issues are directly part of our discussions. We believe that the proposed agenda reflects the importance we give to the group already its role in multilateralismreported the Secretary of International Affairs of Finance of Brazil, Tatiana Rosito.

Rio de Janeiro will be the headquarters of the BRICS block meeting scheduled for July 5.