Guterres on BRICS: "This group covers almost half of the world's population"

UN Secretary General Anthony Guterres stated the importance of the Brix group, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, while returning from Kazan. He stressed that this group is almost half of the planet's population and has a significant impact on global processes.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres stated that during the Brix summit in Kazan stressed the need to comply with the UN Charter.

Guterrash wrote about it on the social network H.

"I return from Kazan, where I again participated in the field session of the Brix summit, which represents almost half of the planet's population," he said.

According to Guterresh, at the session he "called for a just peace in Ukraine in accordance with the UN Charter, International Law and Resolutions of the General Assembly."

"I emphasized that we must everywhere support the values ​​of the UN Charter, the rule of law and the principles of sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of states," the Secretary General added.

He also reported that during the summit he met with several leaders of states and governments (according to the Secretary General Office, Guterres met with representatives of Russia, Belarus and Turkmenistan).

"At a meeting with President Putin, I stressed that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a violation of the UN and international law charter, and repeated its statements made during the summit," he said. "I also emphasized my firm support for the conclusion of the Safety Agreement in the Black Sea, which is of great importance for global food security."