Addis Ababa, April 30, 2025 (FMC) – The BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting concluded today in Rio di Janeiro, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry stated today.
At the Ministerial Session on “The Role of the Global South in Reinforcing Multilateralism”, Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedion Timothewos, highlighted the longstanding record of the Global South in upholding non alignment and ensuring the full and effective implementation of the UN Charter and promoting the causes of decolonization, peaceful resolution of disputes, friendly relations among nations, the right to development, and global peace and security.
Highlighting the unprecedented political crisis confronting global governance, Foreign Minister Gedion underscored the need for countries of the Global South to deepen cooperation for shared security and prosperity.
He emphasized the need to employing comparative advantages of countries in the Global South over agriculture, energy development, technology, ICT, military, trade, connectivity in a bid to promote the common good of the Global South.
Gedion underlined competing interests in the global arena must be managed and reconciled through solidarity and maintaining commitment to questions of global consequence.
On the sidelines of the Ministerial sessions, Minister Gedion held bilateral meetings with Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi. In their discussions, the two ministers highlighted the importance of deepening bilateral relations with special focus on economic and trade ties. They also agreed to further strengthen consultations at multilateral forums.
The Minister also held meetings with Reem Al Hashimy, the Minister of State for International Cooperation of the UAE, and Maris Sangiampongsa, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand. Discussions covered ways to expand bilateral relations on areas of mutual interest and deepen cooperation through tangible initiatives.
The BRICS meeting of foreign ministers saw the participation of the foreign ministers of the partner countries: Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and Uganda.