At the BRICS Conference 2024 in Kazan, Russia, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi criticized the existing international institutions - especially the United Nations - as increasingly incapable of effectively tackling global crises such as climate catastrophe, poverty and economic instability. In this context, he emphasized the potential of the BRICS countries to jointly develop structural responses to these challenges.
Egypt is paying particular attention to economic and financial policy cooperation. President Al-Sisi emphasized Egypt's strategic interest in becoming more involved in BRICS initiatives to reform global financial systems. In 2024, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty also pointed out the important role that the BRICS countries should play in the further development of international financial institutions - particularly in terms of better financial security and a fairer debt system for countries in the Global South, for example in financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Ahead of the 2025 summit in Brazil, Egypt calls for cultural collaboration and highlights unresolved tensions, such as its disagreement over South Africa’s UN Security Council bid and the ongoing Nile dispute with Ethiopia. Despite internal challenges, Egypt views BRICS as a key platform to strengthen its international influence.
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