The leaders of the BRICS member countries managed to overcome their differences at the New Delhi summit on Saturday to adopt a common stance on the conflict in the Middle East.
India, China, Russia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates were among the countries represented in New Delhi this Saturday for the BRICS summit. Despite often divergent positions on international crises, their leaders succeeded in agreeing on a joint call for « maximum restraint » addressed to the parties involved in the Middle East conflict.
The meeting took place in a tense diplomatic context. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were both present in the Indian capital, a configuration that had already drawn attention even before the opening of the proceedings. The Chinese president arrived in India amid regional turmoil, highlighting the pressure on the group to deliver a coherent political signal.
The BRICS, whose membership has expanded in recent years, regularly struggle to speak with one voice on armed conflicts, given the divergent strategic interests of their members. The adoption of common language on the Middle East therefore represents a notable outcome for this edition of the summit, even though the wording chosen remains deliberately general.
