STORY: BRICS political parties dialogue held in South Africa
DATELINE: July 21, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:02
LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
CATEGORY: POLITICS
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of BRICS Political Parties Plus Dialogue
 
STORYLINE:
 
The BRICS Political Parties Plus Dialogue was held in Johannesburg, South Africa from Monday to Thursday.
 
Party leaders and representatives of more than 50 political parties from the BRICS countries and across the world joined the event.
 
Held under the theme "BRICS and Africa: Partnership for mutually accelerated growth, sustainable development, and inclusive growth," the dialogue deliberated on reforming and strengthening mechanisms for inclusive multilateralism, and resolving conflicts through dialogue and negotiations. 
 
Attendees also discussed ways and means to strengthen BRICS, including the New Development Bank and alternate international payment systems and contributed to the establishment of criteria for BRICS expansion and just development relationships with Africa.
 
BRICS is the acronym for an emerging-market cooperative mechanism that groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa.
(XHTV)