BRICS Foreign Ministers Unite Against Pahalgam Attack, Express Alarm Over Trade Tariff Disruptions

BRICS Foreign Ministers Condemn Terrorism and Tariffs, Including Attack in Pahalgam

The BRICS foreign ministers, including representatives from China and Pakistan, issued a strong condemnation of terrorism and arbitrary tariffs during their recent meeting. The group condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam and reaffirmed their commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms.

The BRICS nations expressed strong condemnation of any acts of terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation or perpetrators. They specifically denounced the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, calling for accountability and justice for all involved in terrorist activities.

They emphasized that terrorism should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization, or ethnic group, and called for zero tolerance for terrorism without any double standards in countering it.

The ministers also addressed concerns about the proliferation of trade-restrictive actions, including rising tariffs and non-tariff measures. They expressed serious concerns about unilateral tariff measures that distort trade and are inconsistent with WTO rules, potentially disrupting global supply chains and economic activities.

They stressed their commitment to uphold multilateralism to address challenges such as climate change and called on all countries to maintain and scale up their efforts to combat climate change in line with the Paris Agreement and UNFCCC objectives.

Shubhajit Roy, Diplomatic Editor at The Indian Express, has been a journalist for over 25 years. He has received several awards for his journalistic excellence, including the Ramnath Goenka Journalism Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2016. Roy's coverage of events such as the Holey Bakery attack in Dhaka and the fall of Kabul in 2021 has been widely acclaimed.

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