BRICS adopts joint declaration, urges 'maximum restraint' in Mideast
The 140-point declaration backs Palestinian statehood and local-currency trade while urging members to expand payment-system links and financial reform.
- On September 12, 2026, the 11-member BRICS bloc unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration at their summit, expressing deep concern over Middle East escalation and calling for maximum restraint.
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured this consensus through intense, last-minute diplomacy, bridging deep divisions between Iran and the United Arab Emirates over the West Asia conflict.
- Leaders called for restructuring the United Nations Security Council to increase emerging-market representation and rejected unilateral tariff measures that distort global trade and harm developing economies.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping said the Middle East war 'does not serve the common interests of the international community,' while members committed to peaceful resolution through dialogue and diplomacy.
- Following the summit, India will hand the rotating BRICS chairmanship to China, which will host the 19th summit in 2027, positioning the bloc to advance Global South cooperation on AI and trade.
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