This group of countries through solid support from all sides have successfully held over 90 meetings and events so far in 2022, covering diverse issues such as politics, security, economic, trade, financial, people-to-people and cultural fields as well as sustainable development and public health.
The highlight of the BRICS in 2022 was the 14th BRICS Summit and the High-Level Dialogue on Global Development that was held from June 23-24. There are some important issues that were raised by the President of People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping during the summit that a developing country like Botswana can learn and intensify its relationship with the mechanism so as to maximise some socio-economic benefits especially in the volatile global economy that has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In his remarks during the High-Level Dialogue on Global Development themed Forging High-Quality Partnership for New Era of Global Development, President Xi pointed out that “over the years, developing countries have worked unremittingly to explore development path that is suited for their national realities and to pursue economic and social development and that such efforts have produced remarkable outcomes, today emerging markets and developing countries account for half of the world economy and notable progress has been made in education, social development, culture and many other areas”.
