金砖国家领导人厦门宣言
BRICS Leaders Xiamen Declaration
中国厦门,2017年9月4日
Xiamen,
China, 4 September 2017
一、序言
1. 我们,中华人民共和国、巴西联邦共和国、俄罗斯联邦、印度共和国和南非共和国领导人于2017年9月4日在中国厦门举行金砖国家领导人第九次会晤。围绕“深化金砖伙伴关系,开辟更加光明未来”主题,我们致力于本着未来共同发展的愿景,在金砖国家合作已有进展的基础上更进一步。我们还讨论了共同关心的国际和地区问题,协商一致通过《金砖国家领导人厦门宣言》。
1. We, the Leaders of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian
Federation, the Republic of India, the People's Republic of China and the
Republic of South Africa, met on 4 September 2017 in Xiamen, China, at the
Ninth BRICS Summit. Under the theme "BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a
Brighter Future", we endeavor to build on our achievements already made
with a shared vision for future development of BRICS. We also discussed
international and regional issues of common concern and adopted the Xiamen
Declaration by consensus.
2. 我们重申,追求和平、安全、发展和合作的宏伟目标和愿望使金砖国家在10年前走到了一起。从此,金砖国家矢志发展经济,改善民生,沿着符合本国国情的发展道路共同走过了一段非凡历程。在历次领导人会晤的推动下,我们致力于协调行动,构建起全方位、多层次的合作势头。我们坚持发展事业,秉持多边主义,共同推动建立更加公正、平等、公平、民主和有代表性的国际政治、经济秩序。
2. We reiterate that it is the overarching objective and our desire for peace,
security, development and cooperation that brought us together 10 years ago.
BRICS countries have since traversed a remarkable journey together on their
respective development paths tailored to their national circumstances, devoted
to growing their economies and improving people's livelihoods. Our committed
and concerted efforts have generated a momentum of all-dimensional and
multi-layered cooperation fostered by the previous Leaders' Summits. Upholding
development and multilateralism, we are working together for a more just,
equitable, fair, democratic and representative international political and
economic order.
3. 我们始于2006年的合作进程已经培育出互尊互谅、平等相待、团结互助、开放包容、互惠互利的金砖精神,这是我们的宝贵财富和金砖国家合作不竭的力量源泉。我们尊重各自选择的发展道路,理解和支持彼此利益。我们一直坚持平等团结,坚持开放包容,建设开放型世界经济,深化同新兴市场和发展中国家的合作。我们坚持互利合作,谋求共同发展,不断深化金砖务实合作,造福世界。
3. Our cooperation since 2006 has fostered the BRICS spirit featuring mutual
respect and understanding, equality, solidarity, openness, inclusiveness and
mutually beneficial cooperation, which is our valuable asset and an
inexhaustible source of strength for BRICS cooperation. We have shown respect
for the development paths of our respective choices, and rendered understanding
and support to each other's interests. We have upheld equality and solidarity.
We have also embraced openness and inclusiveness, dedicated to forging an open
world economy. We have furthered our cooperation with emerging markets and
developing countries (EMDCs). We have worked together for mutually beneficial
outcomes and common development, constantly deepening BRICS practical
cooperation which benefits the world at large.
4. 我们对合作取得的丰硕成果感到满意,包括成立新开发银行(NDB)和应急储备安排(CRA),制定《金砖国家经济伙伴战略》,通过安全事务高级代表会议、外长会晤等加强政治安全合作,深化五国人民的传统友谊等。
4. We draw satisfaction from the many fruitful results of our cooperation,
including establishing the New Development Bank (NDB) and the Contingent
Reserve Arrangement (CRA), formulating the Strategy for BRICS Economic
Partnership, strengthening political and security cooperation including through
Meetings of BRICS High Representatives for Security Issues and Foreign
Ministers Meetings, and deepening the traditional ties of friendship amongst
our peoples.
5. 我们回顾乌法和果阿会晤成果,将共同努力深化金砖国家战略伙伴关系,造福五国人民。我们将本着坚定信念,在历次领导人会晤成果和共识的基础上,开辟金砖国家团结合作的第二个“金色十年”。
5. Recalling our Summits in Ufa and Goa, we will work together to further
enhance BRICS strategic partnership for the welfare of our peoples. We commit
ourselves to build upon the outcomes and consensus of our previous Summits with
unwavering conviction, so as to usher in the second golden decade of BRICS
cooperation and solidarity.
6.我们相信,金砖国家发展前景广阔,合作潜力巨大,我们对金砖国家的未来满怀信心。我们致力于加强如下合作:
6. Believing in the broad development prospects of our countries and the vast
potential of our cooperation, we have full confidence in the future of BRICS.
We commit to further strengthen our cooperation.
——深化务实合作,促进金砖国家发展。我们将加强发展经验交流,打造贸易投资大市场,促进基础设施联通、货币金融流通,实现联动发展。我们致力于同其他新兴市场和发展中国家建立广泛的伙伴关系。为此,我们将采取平等和灵活的方式同其他国家开展对话与合作,包括“金砖+”合作模式。
-- We will energize our practical cooperation to boost development of BRICS
countries. We will, inter alia, promote exchanges of good practices and
experiences on development, and facilitate market inter-linkages as well as
infrastructure and financial integration to achieve interconnected development.
We shall also strive towards broad partnerships with EMDCs, and in this
context, we will pursue equal-footed and flexible practices and initiatives for
dialogue and cooperation with non-BRICS countries, including through BRICS Plus
cooperation.
——加强沟通协调,完善经济治理,建立更加公正合理的国际经济秩序。我们将努力提高金砖国家及新兴市场和发展中国家在全球经济治理中的发言权和代表性,推动建设开放、包容、均衡的经济全球化,以促进新兴市场和发展中国家发展,为解决南北发展失衡、促进世界经济增长提供强劲动力。
-- We will enhance communication and coordination in improving global economic
governance to foster a more just and equitable international economic order. We
will work towards enhancement of the voice and representation of BRICS
countries and EMDCs in global economic governance and promote an open,
inclusive and balanced economic globalization, thus contributing towards
development of EMDCs and providing strong impetus to redressing North-South
development imbalances and promoting global growth.
——倡导公平正义,维护国际与地区和平稳定。我们将坚定维护以联合国为核心的公正合理的国际秩序,维护《联合国宪章》的宗旨和原则,尊重国际法,推动国际关系民主化法治化,共同应对传统和非传统安全挑战,为人类命运共同体开辟更加光明的未来。
-- We will emphasize fairness and justice to safeguard international and
regional peace and stability. We will stand firm in upholding a fair and
equitable international order based on the central role of the United Nations,
the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and
respect for international law, promoting democracy and the rule of law in
international relations, and making joint efforts to address common traditional
and non-traditional security challenges, so as to build a brighter shared
future for the global community.
——弘扬多元文化,促进人文交流,深化传统友谊,为金砖合作奠定更广泛的民意支持基础。我们将拓展全方位人文交流,鼓励社会各界广泛参与金砖合作,促进各国文化和文明的互学互鉴,增进各国人民之间的沟通和理解,深化传统友谊,让金砖伙伴关系的理念深植于民心。
-- We will embrace cultural diversity and promote people-to-people exchanges to
garner more popular support for BRICS cooperation through deepened traditional
friendships. We will expand people-to-people exchanges in all dimensions,
encourage all fabrics of the society to participate in BRICS cooperation,
promote mutual learning between our cultures and civilizations, enhance
communication and mutual understanding among our peoples and deepen traditional
friendships, thus making BRICS partnership closer to our people's hearts.
二、金砖经济务实合作
7. 我们注意到,世界经济增长更加稳固,抗风险能力增强,新动能继续显现,金砖国家继续发挥作为全球增长引擎的重要作用。同时,我们也注意到世界经济中的不确定性和下行风险依然存在,强调有必要警惕防范内顾政策和倾向。这种政策和倾向正在对世界经济增长前景和市场信心带来负面影响。我们呼吁各国谨慎制定宏观经济政策和结构性政策,加强政策沟通与协调。
8. 我们注意到,经济务实合作一直是金砖合作的基础,特别是落实《金砖国家经济伙伴战略》以及在贸易投资、制造业和矿业加工、基础设施互联互通、资金融通、科技创新、信息通信技术合作等优先领域的倡议。我们欢迎落实该经济伙伴战略的首份报告,欢迎各领域专业部长会取得的系列成果。我们承诺使用所有政策工具,包括财政、货币和结构性改革措施,实施创新驱动战略,增强经济韧性和潜力,为促进强劲、可持续、平衡和包容增长做出贡献。
9. 我们强调加强贸易投资合作有助于释放金砖国家经济潜力,同意完善并扩展贸易投资合作机制和范围,以加强金砖国家经济互补性和多样性。我们欢迎金砖国家第七次经贸部长会议在贸易投资便利化及互联互通合作框架、路线图和概要方面取得积极成果,包括通过加强贸易投资便利化、服务贸易、电子商务、与金砖国家知识产权管理部门合作活动相协调的知识产权合作、经济技术合作、中小企业和妇女经济赋权等领域合作,加强政策分享、信息交流和能力建设。我们欢迎建立自愿参与的金砖国家示范电子口岸网络和电子商务工作组。我们欢迎中国在2018年举办国际进口博览会并鼓励金砖国家工商界积极参与。
10. 我们强调加强金砖国家财金合作的重要性,以更好地服务实体经济,满足金砖国家发展需要。我们注意到金砖国家财政部长和央行行长就政府和社会资本合作(PPP)达成共识,包括分享PPP经验,开展金砖国家PPP框架良好实践等。我们认识到金砖国家成立临时工作组,就通过多种途径开展PPP合作进行技术性讨论,包括如何根据各国经验利用多边开发银行现有资源、探讨成立一个新的PPP项目准备基金的可能性等。我们鼓励金砖国家会计准则制定机构和审计机关加强协调与合作,同意在充分考虑各国法律和政策的同时,探讨债券发行领域的会计准则趋同和审计监管领域的合作,为金砖国家债券市场互联互通奠定基础。我们同意促进金砖国家本币债券市场发展,致力于共同设立金砖国家本币债券基金,作为维护金砖国家融资资本可持续性的一种手段,通过吸引更多外国私人部门参与,促进各国国内和区域债券市场发展并加强金砖国家财政韧性。
11. 为满足金砖国家贸易投资快速增长带来的需求,我们同意在遵守各国现有监管框架和世贸组织义务的基础上,通过促进金融机构和金融服务网络化布局,为金砖国家金融市场整合提供便利,同时确保金融监管部门更好地交流与合作。我们同意通过金砖国家反洗钱/打击恐怖融资代表团团长合作,以及在金砖国家反恐工作组工作框架下,并利用其他平台来维护各国金融系统廉洁,为落实和改善金融行动特别工作组关于反洗钱、打击恐怖融资和防止大规模杀伤性武器扩散的国际标准发挥积极作用。我们同意在符合各国央行法律授权的前提下,通过货币互换、本币结算、本币直接投资等适当方式,就加强货币合作保持密切沟通,并探索更多货币合作方式。我们鼓励金砖国家银行间合作机制继续在支持金砖国家经贸合作方面发挥重要作用。我们赞赏金砖国家成员国的开发银行签署关于银行间本币授信和信用评级合作的谅解备忘录。
12. 我们强调创新是经济中长期增长和全球可持续发展的重要驱动力。我们致力于推动科技创新合作,发挥协同效应,挖掘金砖国家增长新动能,继续应对我们面临的发展挑战。我们对金砖国家科技创新框架计划下选择的研发项目感到满意,并注意到第二轮项目征集。我们欢迎金砖国家科技创新合作谅解备忘录,支持通过技术转移转化、科技园区和企业合作以及研究人员、企业家、专业人士和学生流动等方式加强创新创业合作。我们鼓励学术界、工商界、民间社会以及其他利益攸关方加大参与,支持通过新开发银行等现有基金、机构和平台促进科技创新投资以及跨境投资。我们同意继续就创新创业合作平台开展工作,支持落实《金砖国家创新合作行动计划(2017-2020)》。
13.我们重申致力于工业领域合作,包括产能和产业政策、新型工业基础设施与标准、中小微企业等,共同抓住新工业革命带来的机遇,加速金砖国家工业化进程。我们鼓励探讨建立金砖国家未来网络研究机构。我们将加强金砖国家在物联网、云计算、大数据、数据分析、纳米技术、人工智能、5G及其创新应用等信息通信技术的联合研发和创新,提升五国信息通信技术基础设施建设和互联互通水平。我们倡导在基础设施安全、数据保护、互联网空间领域制定国际通行的规则,共建和平、安全的网络空间。我们将增加信息通信技术投资,确认有必要进一步提升信息通信技术研发投资,在提供产品和服务方面释放创新活力。我们鼓励研究机构、组织、企业在概念论证和试点项目方面建立认证和便利化伙伴关系,通过智慧城市、卫生保健、能效设施等领域的下一代创新举措,发挥在信息通信技术软硬件和技能方面的互补优势。我们支持就落实金砖信息通信技术发展议程和行动计划积极开展合作。
14. 我们重申致力于全面落实2030年可持续发展议程。我们将倡导公平、开放、全面、创新、包容发展,平衡协调推进经济、社会和环境可持续发展。我们支持联合国,包括其可持续发展高级别政治论坛,在协调、评估全球落实2030年可持续发展议程方面发挥重要作用,认为有必要通过改革联合国发展系统增强其支持成员国落实可持续发展议程的能力。我们敦促发达国家按时、足额履行官方发展援助承诺,为发展中国家提供更多发展资源。
15. 我们强调能源对经济发展的战略重要性,致力于加强金砖国家能源合作。我们认识到可持续发展、能源获取、能源安全对世界的共同繁荣和未来发展至关重要。我们承认清洁和可再生能源应让所有人负担得起。我们将建设开放、灵活和透明的能源大宗商品和技术市场。我们将携手推动化石能源的更高效利用及天然气、水电和核能的更广泛应用,为低排放经济、更好的能源获取及可持续发展作出贡献。为此,我们强调,提高用以扩大民用核能能力的技术和资金的可预测性十分重要,这有利于金砖国家的可持续发展。我们鼓励就设立金砖国家能源研究平台继续开展对话,要求相关机构继续推进能源合作与能效领域联合研究。
16. 我们致力于在可持续发展和消除贫困的框架内继续推动发展绿色和低碳经济,加强金砖国家应对气候变化合作,扩大绿色融资。我们呼吁各国根据共同但有区别的责任原则、各自能力原则等《联合国气候变化框架公约》有关原则,全面落实《巴黎协定》,并敦促发达国家向发展中国家提供资金、技术和能力建设支持,增强发展中国家减缓和适应气候变化的能力。
17. 我们强调环境合作对金砖国家可持续发展和人民福祉的重要性,同意在预防空气和水污染、废弃物管理、保护生物多样性等领域采取具体行动,推进成果导向型合作。我们认识到构建环境友好型技术平台和提高城市环境可持续发展能力的重要性,支持金砖国家在此方面的共同努力。巴西、俄罗斯、印度和南非赞赏并支持中国承办2020年《生物多样性公约》缔约方大会。
18. 我们注意到过去几年金砖国家农业合作成果丰硕,认为各国农业发展各具特色,互补性强,合作潜力巨大。为此,我们同意在粮食安全与营养、农业适应气候变化、农业技术合作与创新、农业投资贸易以及农业信息技术应用等五大重点领域加强合作,为推动全球农业稳定增长、实现可持续发展目标作出贡献。我们欢迎建立金砖国家农业研究平台协调中心,这一虚拟网络将有助于推进上述优先领域合作。
19. 我们关注非洲大陆在自主和可持续发展、野生动物保护等方面面临的挑战。我们重申将致力于加强对非合作,通过促进互联互通和发展领域的倡议与项目,帮助非洲大陆打击非法野生动物买卖,促进就业、粮食安全、基础设施发展与工业化。我们重申坚定支持非盟落实《2063年议程》框架下的各项计划,实现非洲大陆和平与经济社会发展。
20. 腐败对可持续发展带来负面影响。我们支持加强金砖国家反腐败合作,重申致力于加强对话与经验交流,支持编纂金砖国家反腐败图册。腐败资产非法流动危害金砖国家经济发展和金融稳定,我们支持加强资产追回合作。我们支持包括通过金砖国家反腐败工作组机制加强国际反腐败合作和追逃追赃工作。非法资金流动、藏匿在国外的非法所得等腐败活动是全球性挑战,将对经济增长和可持续发展造成负面影响。我们将努力加强这方面的协调行动,依据《联合国反腐败公约》和其他有关国际法,鼓励在全球范围内更有力地预防和打击腐败。
21. 我们生活在数字经济时代,已准备好利用数字经济为全球增长带来的机遇,并应对有关挑战。我们将基于创新、伙伴、协同、灵活、开放和利于营商、注重信任和安全,保护消费者权益等原则,采取行动为数字经济繁荣和蓬勃发展创造条件,促进世界经济发展并惠及所有人。
22. 我们赞赏金砖国家工商理事会和金砖国家工商论坛在基础设施、制造业、能源、农业、金融服务、电子商务、技术标准校准、技能开发等方面为加强金砖国家经济合作所做的努力和贡献。我们欢迎在工商理事会框架下建立区域航空工作组,注意到巴西关于建立区域航空伙伴关系谅解备忘录的提议。我们鼓励工商界和商业协会积极参与金砖国家合作,充分发挥贸易投资促进机构作用,推动互利共赢合作。
23. 我们认识到劳动市场经历的重大变革及其为各国带来的机遇和挑战。我们满意地看到金砖国家在人力资源、就业、社会保障、加强劳动市场信息系统、培育金砖国家劳动研究机构网络和金砖国家社会保障合作框架等领域取得的进展。我们欢迎金砖国家就未来劳动治理取得共识,同意进一步加强合作与交流,确保充分就业和体面劳动,通过技能开发减少和消除贫困,构建普遍、可持续的社会保障体系。
24. 我们认识到,保护竞争对确保五国社会和经济高效发展、鼓励创新、为消费者提供高品质产品都有重要意义。我们注意到五国竞争管理部门互动的重要意义,特别是识别和抑制跨境限制性商业行为。
25. 我们满意地注意到,通过金砖国家海关合作委员会和海关工作组等机制,五国海关部门在贸易便利化、安全与执法、能力建设和其他共同关心的事务方面取得的合作进展。我们鼓励以信息互换、监管互认、执法互助为指导原则扩大合作,促进经济增长和人民福祉。为加强海关事务相互合作,我们重申致力于尽快完成《金砖国家海关行政互助协定》。
26. 我们秉持和平利用外空原则,强调有必要加强空间活动国际合作,利用空间技术应对全球气候变化、环境保护、防灾救灾以及其他人类面临的挑战。
27. 我们忆及金砖国家灾害管理部长会圣彼得堡和乌代布尔宣言,以及建立金砖国家灾害风险管理联合工作组的决定,强调在金砖国家应急服务方面携手合作非常重要。我们着眼于通过灾害风险管理最佳实践信息交流和自然、人为灾害预报预警及有效应对等领域的合作,减少灾害风险,构建更加安全的未来。
28. 我们对金砖国家在审计、统计、出口信贷等领域合作取得积极进展表示满意,同意继续推进相关合作。
BRICS Practical Economic Cooperation
7. We note that against the backdrop of more solid global economic growth,
enhanced resilience and emerging new drivers, BRICS countries continue to play
an important role as engines of global growth. Noting the uncertainties and
downside risks that persist, we emphasize the need to be vigilant in guarding
against inward-looking policies and tendencies that are weighing on global
growth prospects and market confidence. We call upon all countries to calibrate
and communicate their macroeconomic and structural policies and strengthen
policy coordination.
8. We note that practical economic cooperation has traditionally served as a
foundation of BRICS cooperation, notably through implementing the Strategy for
BRICS Economic Partnership and initiatives related to its priority areas such
as trade and investment, manufacturing and minerals processing, infrastructure
connectivity, financial integration, science, technology and innovation, and
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) cooperation, among others. We
welcome the first report on the implementation of the Strategy for BRICS
Economic Partnership, and the broad package of outcomes delivered by the
sectoral ministerial meetings. We commit to use all policy tools -fiscal,
monetary and structural -and adopt innovation-driven development strategies to
enhance resilience and potentials of our economies, so as to contribute to
strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive global growth.
9. Stressing the role of enhanced trade and investment cooperation in
unleashing the potential of BRICS economies, we agree to improve and broaden
trade and investment cooperation mechanism and scope, with a view to enhancing
BRICS economic complementarity and diversification in BRICS countries. We
welcome the positive outcomes of the 7th BRICS Trade Ministers Meeting in terms
of the cooperative frameworks, roadmaps and outlines on trade and investment
facilitation and connectivity and enhanced policy sharing, information
exchange, capacity building, through enhanced joint efforts on trade and
investment facilitation, trade in services, E-commerce, IPR (in synergy with
the cooperation activities among BRICS IP authorities), economic and technical
cooperation, SMEs and women economic empowerment. We welcome the setting up of
the BRICS E-Port Network that will operate on a voluntary basis and the
establishment of the BRICS E-commerce Working Group. We also welcome China's
initiative to host an International Import Expo in 2018 and encourage our
business communities to actively participate in it.
10. We stress the importance of enhancing BRICS financial cooperation to better
serve the real economy and meet the development needs of BRICS countries. We
note the agreement by the finance ministers and central bank governors on
cooperation on Public Private Partnerships (PPP), including through PPP
experience exchange and application of the BRICS Good Practices on PPP
Frameworks. We acknowledge the establishment of a temporary task force to
conduct technical discussion on various ways of cooperation, including
utilizing existing facilities of the MDBs based on national experiences,
exploring the possibility of establishing a new PPP Project Preparation Fund
and other options. We encourage cooperation and coordination by our accounting
standards setters and audit regulators and agree to explore convergence of
accounting standards and continue discussion on cooperation on auditing
oversight in the area of bond issuance, so as to lay the groundwork for bond
market connectivity among BRICS countries, with due regard to applicable
national legislation and policies. We agree to promote the development of BRICS
Local Currency Bond Markets and jointly establish a BRICS Local Currency Bond
Fund, as a means of contribution to the capital sustainability of financing in
BRICS countries, boosting the development of BRICS domestic and regional bond
markets, including by increasing foreign private sector participation, and
enhancing financial resilience of BRICS countries.
11. In order to serve the demand arising from rapid growth of trade and
investment among the BRICS countries, we agree to facilitate financial market
integration through promoting the network of financial institutions and the
coverage of financial services within BRICS countries, subject to each
country's existing regulatory framework and WTO obligations, and to ensure
greater communication and cooperation between financial sector regulators. We
agree to take an active part in the efforts to implement and improve
International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of
Terrorism and Proliferation in FATF, including through cooperation among BRICS
Heads of Delegation on AML/CFT, also in the context of the work of BRICS CTWG
and by using other platforms and to safeguard integrity of national financial
systems. We agree to communicate closely to enhance currency cooperation, consistent
with each central bank's legal mandate, including through currency swap, local
currency settlement, and local currency direct investment, where appropriate,
and to explore more modalities of currency cooperation. We encourage the BRICS
Interbank Cooperation Mechanism to continue playing an important role in
supporting BRICS economic and trade cooperation. We commend the progress in
concluding the Memoranda of Understanding among national development banks of
BRICS countries on interbank local currency credit line and on interbank
cooperation in relation to credit rating.
12. We highlight the importance of innovation as a key driver for mid and long
term economic growth and global sustainable development. We commit to promote
cooperation on science, technology and innovation (STI) to forge synergy in
tapping new growth momentum for our five economies and continue to address the
development challenges we face. We commend the selection of BRICS research and
development projects under the BRICS STI Framework Program and note the launch
of the 2nd call for projects. We welcome the BRICS STI Cooperation MOU and
support enhanced cooperation on innovation and entrepreneurship, including by
promoting technology transfer and application, cooperation among science and
technology parks and enterprises as well as mobility of researchers,
entrepreneurs, professionals and students. We encourage increased participation
of the academia, businesses, civil society and other stakeholders in this
process, and support the promotion of STI investment and cross-border
investment through existing funding, institutions and platforms including the
NDB. We agree to continue to work on a cooperation platform for innovation and
entrepreneurship and support the implementation of the BRICS Innovation
Cooperation Action Plan 2017-2020.
13. We reaffirm our commitment to BRICS industrial cooperation, including on
industrial capacities and policies, new industrial infrastructure and
standards, and among small, micro and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs), so as
to jointly seize the opportunities brought about by the new industrial
revolution and expedite our respective industrialization processes. We
encourage exploring the establishment of BRICS Institute of Future networks. We
will enhance joint BRICS research, development and innovation in ICT including
the Internet of Things, Cloud computing, Big Data, Data Analytics, Nanotechnology,
Artificial Intelligence and 5G and their innovative applications to elevate the
level of ICT infrastructure and connectivity in our countries. We will advocate
the establishment of internationally applicable rules for security of ICT
infrastructure, data protection and the Internet that can be widely accepted by
all parties concerned, and jointly build a network that is safe and secure. We
will increase investment of ICT, recognize the need to further increase
investment in ICT Research and development, unleash the dynamics of innovation
in producing goods and services. We encourage identification and facilitation
of partnership between institutes, organizations, enterprises in the
implementation of proof of concepts and pilot projects by leveraging
complementary strengths in ICT hardware, software and skills through developing
next generation of innovative solutions in the areas of smart cities, health
care and energy efficient device, etc. We support active collaboration in
implementing the BRICS ICT Development Agenda and Action Plan.
14. We reaffirm our commitment to fully implementing the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development. We will also advocate equitable, open, all-round,
innovation-driven and inclusive development, to achieve sustainable development
in its three dimensions -economic, social and environmental-in a balanced and
integrated manner. We support the important role of the United Nations,
including the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), in
coordinating and reviewing global implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and
support the need to reform the UN Development System with a view to enhancing
its capability in supporting Member States in implementing the 2030 Agenda. We
urge developed countries to honor their Official Development Assistance
commitments in time and in full and provide more development resources to
developing countries.
15. Underlining the strategic importance of energy to economic development, we
commit to strengthen BRICS cooperation on energy. We recognize that sustainable
development, energy access, and energy security are critical to the shared
prosperity and future of the planet. We acknowledge that clean and renewable
energy needs to be affordable to all. We will work to foster open, flexible and
transparent markets for energy commodities and technologies. We will work
together to promote most effective use of fossil fuels and wider use of gas,
hydro and nuclear power, which will contribute to the transformation toward a
low emissions economy, better energy access, and sustainable development. In
this regard, we underline the importance of predictability in accessing
technology and finance for expansion of civil nuclear energy capacity which
would contribute to sustainable development in BRICS countries. We encourage continued
dialogue on the establishment of a BRICS Energy Research Cooperation Platform
and urge relevant entities to continue to promote joint research on energy
cooperation and energy efficiency.
16. We commit to further promote green development and low-carbon economy, in
the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, enhance BRICS
cooperation on climate change and expand green financing. We call upon all
countries to fully implement the Paris Agreement adopted under the principles
of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) including
the principles of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective
capabilities, and urge developed countries to provide financial, technological
and capacity-building support to developing countries to enhance their
capability in mitigation and adaptation.
17. Stressing the importance of environmental cooperation to sustainable
development of our countries and the well-being of our peoples, we agree to
take concrete actions to advance result-oriented cooperation in such areas as
prevention of air and water pollution, waste management and biodiversity
conservation. We recognize the importance of an environmentally sound
technology platform and of improving urban environmental sustainability, and
support BRICS joint efforts in this regard. Brazil, Russia, India and South
Africa appreciate and support China's hosting of the meeting of the Conference
of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2020.
18. Noting the fruitful agricultural cooperation over the past years, we
recognize the unique characteristics and complementarity of BRICS countries in
agricultural development and vast cooperation potential in this area. In this
connection, we agree to deepen cooperation in the five priority areas such as
food security and nutrition, adaptation of agriculture to climate change,
agricultural technology cooperation and innovation, agricultural trade and
investment, and ICT application in agriculture to contribute to stable global
agricultural growth and achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. We
welcome the establishment in India of the Coordination Center of BRICS
Agriculture Research Platform, a virtual network which will facilitate
addressing these priority areas.
19. We express concern over the challenges faced by the African continent in
achieving independent and sustainable development and in wildlife conservation.
We reaffirm our commitment to strengthen cooperation with Africa and help the
continent to address illegal wildlife trade, promote employment, food security,
infrastructure development and industrialization including through connectivity
and developmental initiatives and projects. We reaffirm our strong support for
African Union's implementation of its various programs under Agenda 2063 in
pursuit of its continental agenda for peace and socio-economic development.
20. Keenly aware of the negative impact of corruption on sustainable
development, we support the efforts to enhance BRICS anti-corruption
cooperation. We reaffirm our commitment to intensify dialogue and experience
sharing and support compiling a compendium on fighting corruption in BRICS
countries. We further acknowledge that illegal flow of the proceeds of
corruption impairs economic development and financial stability, and support
enhanced cooperation in asset recovery. We support the strengthening of
international cooperation against corruption, including through the BRICS
Anti-Corruption Working Group, as well as on matters related to asset recovery
and persons sought for corruption. We acknowledge that corruption including
illicit money and financial flows, and ill-gotten wealth stashed in foreign
jurisdictions is a global challenge which may impact negatively on economic
growth and sustainable development. We will strive to coordinate our approach
in this regard and encourage a stronger global commitment to prevent and combat
corruption on the basis of the United Nations Convention against Corruption and
other relevant international legal instruments.
21. Living in the era of digital economy, we are ready to use opportunities it
provides and address challenges it poses for the global growth. We will act on
the basis of principles of innovation, partnership, synergy, flexibility, open
and favorable business environment, trust and security, protection of consumer
rights in order to ensure the conditions for a thriving and dynamic digital
economy, that will foster global economic development and benefit everyone.
22. We appreciate the efforts and contribution of the BRICS Business Council
and Business Forum to strengthening our economic cooperation in infrastructure,
manufacturing, energy, agriculture, financial services, e-commerce, alignment
of technical standards and skills development. We welcome the establishment of
a working group on regional aviation within the framework of the Business
Council and in this connection acknowledge the Brazil's proposal on an MOU on
regional aviation partnership. We encourage business communities and
associations to actively participate in BRICS cooperation, and give full play
to their role as trade and investment facilitation institutions in promoting
mutually beneficial cooperation.
23. We recognize the importance of transformation that is taking place in the
labor market and the opportunities and challenges it brings. We note with
satisfaction the progress in BRICS cooperation with regard to human resources,
employment and social security, fostering strong labor market information
systems and networking of BRICS of Labor Research Institutes and BRICS Social
Security Cooperation Framework. We welcome the achievement of a BRICS common
position on governance in the future of work and agree to further strengthen
exchanges and cooperation in ensuring full employment, promoting decent work,
advancing poverty alleviation and reduction through skills development and
achieving universal and sustainable social security systems.
24. We recognize the importance of competition protection to ensure the
efficient social and economic development of our countries, to stimulate
innovative processes and to provide quality products to our consumers. We note
the significance of the interaction between the Competition Authorities of our
countries, in particular, in identifying and suppressing restrictive business
practices that are of a transboundary nature.
25. We note with satisfaction the progress made by Customs Administrations in
their cooperation on trade facilitation, security and enforcement, capacity
building and other issues of mutual interest, including through such mechanisms
as BRICS Customs Cooperation Committee and BRICS Customs Working Group. We
encourage broadened cooperation under the guiding principles of mutual sharing
of information, mutual recognition of customs control, and mutual assistance in
enforcement so as to boost growth and promote people's welfare. In order to
strengthen mutual cooperation in customs matters, we reaffirm our commitment to
finalize BRICS Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement at the earliest.
26. We adhere to the principle of utilizing outer space for peaceful purposes
and emphasize the need to strengthen the international cooperation in space
activities in order to use space technologies to respond to global climate
change, environmental protection, disaster prevention and relief and other
challenges faced by humankind.
27. Recalling the Saint-Petersburg and Udaipur Declarations of BRICS Ministers
for Disaster Management and the decision to establish a BRICS Joint Taskforce
on Disaster Risk Management, we underline the importance of consistent joint
work of emergency services of BRICS countries aimed at building a safer future
by reducing existing disaster risks, including exchange of information on best
practices concerning disaster risk management and cooperation in the field of
forecasting and early warning for effective response to natural and human
induced disasters.
28. We note with satisfaction the progress in BRICS cooperation in such fields
as audit, statistics and export credit and agree to further advance cooperation
in these fields.