BRICS Adopts 11-Nation Call for Middle East Calm as Trade and Energy Risks Mount

3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Sep 12

A joint declaration adopted at the New Delhi summit urged “maximum restraint” in the Middle East and warned against attacks on civilian infrastructure and nuclear facilities.
The 11-member bloc tied that appeal to protecting global trade, supply chains and energy flows, which members say are being disrupted by wars in the Middle East and Ukraine and by tariffs.
The statement also backed full UN membership for Palestine, opposed forced displacement of Palestinians, called for an end to Israeli violence in Gaza and voiced support for UNRWA.
India took over the BRICS presidency as internal strains sharpened—May foreign ministers failed to agree a joint conflict statement, and members remain split even as they oppose unilateral sanctions and tariffs.
Xi Jinping’s first India visit in 7 years and Modi’s talks with Putin and Iran’s Pezeshkian underscored how the bloc’s 20th anniversary summit is testing whether its expanded membership can act in concert.