Beijing, April 13: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that BRICS countries should combine their potential strengths to continue enhancing their coordination on major issues of common concern.
BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — should combine their “huge potential” to better coordinate on issues such as the world economy, the democratic and equitable world order and global governance reform, Singh told China’s Xinhua news agency.
Cooperation among BRICS members should aim at improving the economic well-being of their peoples.
“We could, for example, share experiences on the management of large urban cities,” he said.
“We should also enhance dialogues and exchanges among our civil societies, media, businesses, scholars and youths.”
As BRICS countries are all members of the current UN Security Council, they should “shape and guide the international discourse on issues of importance to us,” he said.
-Agencies