The meeting brought together experts from Russia, India, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), South Africa, China, Iran, Brazil, and Ethiopia who analyzed the resilience of transport and trade corridors, the security of supply chains for strategic resources, and the development of technological cooperation, including in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).

The recommendations developed during the event will serve as the basis for the documents to be presented at the BRICS summit scheduled for September.

Victoria Panova, Director of the BRICS Expert Council-Russia, affirmed at the meeting, “Resilience and sovereignty are essential conditions for development, while transport connectivity, supply chains, and independent technological ecosystems form the backbone of the economic security of the BRICS countries.”

Pavel Knyazev, Ambassador-at-Large at the Russian Foreign Ministry, stressed that the group has reached the level of a strategic partnership and has achieved significant results.

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