Addis Ababa, September 27, 2025 (FMC) – Ethiopia has called on BRICS member states to intensify collective action in tackling global challenges, emphasizing the need for stronger unity to promote peace, multilateralism, and sustainable development.
Speaking at the 3rd BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held on the margins of the 80th UN General Assembly, State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Hadera Abera commended Brazil’s leadership of the 2025 Rio Summit and thanked India for convening the session as incoming BRICS Chair for 2026.
He noted that the current global landscape, shaped by armed conflicts, humanitarian crises, and disruptions to development, disproportionately affects developing nations. Against this backdrop, he underscored that BRICS has a historic opportunity to ease tensions, foster cooperation, and champion the aspirations of the Global South.
The State Minister highlighted the importance of the Rio Summit declarations on climate finance, artificial intelligence governance, and combating socially determined diseases, describing them as guiding frameworks for concrete BRICS actions. He also welcomed India’s proposal for a joint media statement to reinforce priorities in economic, financial, and trade matters.
Ambassador Hadera outlined three areas of focus for Ethiopia within BRICS: ensuring that declarations are transformed into tangible results, advancing fair reform of global financial institutions to better reflect the needs of developing countries, and promoting peaceful relations as a foundation for shared prosperity.
“Maintaining peace and security enables all people to enjoy equal opportunity to lead a decent life,” he said, reaffirming Ethiopia’s commitment to contributing to sustainable peace and inclusive development through BRICS cooperation.
The meeting concluded with the adoption of a Joint Media Statement by BRICS foreign ministers, reaffirming the bloc’s priorities for the year ahead.