An Ethiopian delegation participated in the fourth BRICS Sherpas and Sous-Sherpas Meeting, hosted in Brasília on December 11–12. Brazil presented a report on the year-long BRICS activities across all pillars of cooperation, including economy and development, people-to-people exchanges, and peace and security. The meeting also heard briefings from the coordinators of the BRICS Civil Society and Business Council.
Brazil’s presidency in 2025 marked significant milestones in enhanced BRICS cooperation on matters of global importance, particularly in the areas of economy and development, climate change, and artificial intelligence. A total of 309 meetings were held at ministerial and technical levels, resulting in the adoption of 69 declarations and frameworks of cooperation. The BRICS Summit Declaration, along with leaders’ declarations on climate finance, artificial intelligence, and global health, focused on socially determined diseases, incorporated tangible areas of cooperation and deliverables.
In 2025, BRICS witnessed another round of expansion with the inclusion of partner countries, namely Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda, and Uzbekistan. BRICS has also remained actively engaged on issues of global importance through its meetings and pronouncements, including developments in the Middle East and global trade.
During the interactive dialogues following the presentation of the annual reports, the Ethiopian delegation outlined priority areas drawn from agreed frameworks of cooperation to advance the objectives of BRICS in fostering intra-BRICS economic relations and strengthening a UN-centered multilateral system.
India presented its priority areas and the schedule of meetings for its chairship in 2025.