Storyline: As the BRICS group expands, its increasingly diverse member nations continue to play a vital role in driving global economic growth, said a UAE official. Brazil will host the 2025 BRICS Summit from July 6 to 7 in Rio de Janeiro. The gathering will focus on tackling global challenges and strengthening economic and strategic cooperation among member nations. The United Arab Eremites was one of six emerging economies to join the BRICS mechanism as a full member in 2024. Saeed Al-Hajeri, UAE Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs, said in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) that BRICS contributes to global economic development and strengthens cooperation among Global South countries. The 2025 BRICS Summit is being held under the theme of strengthening Global South cooperation for more inclusive and sustainable governance, as laid out by the host country. Originally composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, the group has expanded significantly, including the addition of ten partner countries. According to Al-Hajeri, this growth stands to enhance development prospects for the Global South. Shotlist: FILE: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - April 29, 2025: 1. BRICS 2025 Brazilian chairmanship logo 2. Flags of BRICS members, partner countries FILE: Abu Dhabi, UAE - Date Unknown: 3. Aerial shot of cityscape, flag of United Arab Emirates (UAE) UAE - Recent: 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Saeed Al-Hajeri, UAE's Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs: "If you look at GDP growth over the next 10 years, those economies (of BRICS countries) are growing above the GDP of global economies. Economically they are a large group and they represent a very diverse group of different economies, and another way of looking at diverse strategies, where you can look at Global South as the future of growth. It's a very powerful group." FILE: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - April 28, 2025: 5. BRICS 2025 Brazilian chairmanship logo FILE: Brazil - Date Unknown: 6. Brazilian national flag, traffic 7. Various of pedestrians UAE - Recent: 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Saeed Al-Hajeri, UAE's Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs: "The focus for Brazil, as they also are hosting COP30, is more on sustainability and inclusivity of global players in different fields plus the theme of global economics. For us as the UAE, it links very well to UAE strategies when it comes to those two teams, and then you can add to that the cultural link between the diversity of all these countries, so Brazil is playing a critical role on these three teams." FILE: UAE - Date Unknown: 9. Aerial shot of skyscrapers 10. Aerial shot of traffic on bridge 11. Skyscrapers UAE - Recen: 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Saeed Al-Hajeri, UAE's Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs: "We see this group as an opportunity for enhancing openness of trade, looking at diverse investment opportunities, and also from a sustainability point of view, the global South and these economies offer so many opportunities that have been neglected for a long time and the UAE is all about that. The UAE is all about openness, UAE is all about logistic connection with the rest of the world, and that has reflected in UAE strategies of signing so many CEPAS -- we have done close to 26 CEPAs around the world. We're utilizing groups like this to encourage trade, encourage openness and looking for opportunities to utilize groups like this to send these messages across. UAE is open for business, UAE is looking to diversify their economies and utilize our companies to reach out globally." FILE: Dubai, UAE - Date Unknown: 13. Aerial shots of construction sites FILE: Abu Dhabi, UAE - Recent: 14. Aerial shots of solar panels at Al Dhafrah Solar Power Project 15. Aerial shot of cityscape. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]