“For the past 11 years BRICS
member states have made a breakthrough. Their GDP at purchasing power parity has
reached 40% of global GDP. For comparison, states of not so big Group of Seven
(G7) have only 28%. And they will have even less,” emphasized the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Petr Tolstoy
Petr Olegovich
, who is also a member of the Russian delegation participating in the 12th International BRICS
Parliamentary Forum in New Delhi. The head of the delegation is the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (Elected in a single mandate electoral district № 164 – Saratov district, Saratov Oblast)
.
“Today, BRICS is a driving force of the economic development of the whole planet. Member states of the union are responsible not only for the global economic development. It is equally important to define principles of co-existence,” stressed the parliamentarian.
Petr Tolstoy noted the fact the “the majority of our states are well aware of methods of how ‘democratic European values’ are imposed”. “Especially India knows that, as it had experienced all the ‘benefits’ of the British colonization. Our Western neighbors like to mention what they gave to the world. But they forget to mention what they took from the world,” added the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs.
“Development of humanity should be based on equality and respect for the traditions and historical features of different countries. Only by uniting, non-Western nations will be able to build a multipolar world created in the interests of people. India, China and Russia are united on this issue and it is proven by the recent meetings with our colleagues parliamentarians on the sidelines of the summit,” concluded Petr Tolstoy.
The first plenary session of the 12th International BRICS Parliamentary Forum was held in New Delhi. Vyacheslav Volodin noted in his speech that BRICS in its 20-years history became one of the key pillars of shaping multipolar world and one of the largest economic centers which shows the interests of the world majority.
The Chairman of the State Duma emphasized that “since the creation BRICS member states consistently upheld the principles of openness, mutual respect and trust, absence of double standards.” “Nowadays, more and more countries support these values and chose path of equal dialogue and effective cooperation in the interests of people,” added Vyacheslav Volodin.
