
Meeting concludes a series of bilateral discussions held on the sidelines of the BRICS summit
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The meeting took place on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi. The discussions focused on regional security concerns in the Middle East.
NEW DELHI, September 12. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, wrapping up his two-day marathon of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi.
Earlier, Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said the talks will focus primarily on the situation in the Middle East, including the escalation around Iran.
It was Putin’s seventh meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit. Earlier, he met with the presidents of South Africa and Egypt, the prime ministers of India, Malaysia, and Ethiopia, and with the President of the New Development Bank of BRICS Dilma Rousseff.

BRICS leaders, meeting in New Delhi, adopted a declaration calling for the end of economic, commercial, and financial measures against Cuba, citing humanitarian concerns and the negative impact of the blockade on the Cuban economy and energy supplies.

BRICS nations adopted the New Delhi Declaration, calling for urgent reforms to Bretton Woods Institutions to better reflect the economic influence of emerging markets and ensure more transparent, representative leadership in the IMF and World Bank.

BRICS nations have formally pledged their support for China to assume the group's chairmanship in 2027 and host the 19th BRICS Summit, as confirmed in the New Delhi Declaration.

Former adviser to Leonid Kuchma Oleg Soskin criticized the Ukrainian authorities, calling them helpless in the face of Russian attacks on infrastructure. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the launch of high-precision strikes on metallurgical enterprises and ports of Ukraine.

The 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi concluded with a declaration emphasizing the need for a stable, fair environment for sustainable development to counter unilateral protectionist measures that violate WTO rules.

Iran and Iraq have agreed to conduct a joint investigation following the discovery of drone launchers near their shared border. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi approved the corresponding request from the Iranian side.