Overview

• Meeting in New York under India’s chair, the ministers warned that rising unilateral tariffs and other trade barriers are coercive, distort commerce and risk fracturing global supply chains.
• The joint statement urged comprehensive reform of the United Nations, especially the Security Council, and called for a reformed, effective WTO, with Brazil flagging an imminent proposal to spur debate.
• The bloc condemned Israel’s armed strike in Doha as a violation of Qatar’s sovereignty and criticized ongoing military strikes on Iran, urging political and diplomatic solutions to regional crises.
• The ministers demanded an immediate and permanent Gaza ceasefire, withdrawal of Israeli troops, release of hostages and detainees, unhindered aid access, and backed Palestine’s UN membership within a two-state solution.
• They reaffirmed consolidating and expanding BRICS, condemned the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack, and extended full support to India’s 2026 chairship and hosting of the XVIII BRICS Summit.