BANGKOK, October 26. /TASS/. China, India, Russia and a number of other countries are starting to play a more active role in solving global problems, while the unilateral political system dominated by the West is becoming weaker, a Thai political scientist told TASS.

Commenting on the results of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Jiraporn Ruamphongphatthana said that the key result of the summit was the interest in BRICS shown by several countries and the establishment of an economic interaction that will not be dependent on the West, including through the use of national means . currencies in foreign trade regulations.

“Furthermore, the BRICS countries reaffirmed their commitment to building a multipolar world order. In the future, we can expect significant changes in global geopolitics, driven by several key trends,” she argued. “We can already see how China, India, Russia and other countries have played a more active role in solving global problems,” she continued.

The strengthening of BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and other organizations, as well as the position of countries in the Global South, show that the unilateral system dominated by the West is weakening, Ruamphongphatthana argued. “These countries will seek a fairer distribution of power and resources, which will trigger changes in global institutions and the system of international relations,” she concluded.

The 16th BRICS Summit, the key event of Russia’s chairmanship of the association, was held in Kazan on October 22-24. On the second day of the summit, the participants adopted the Kazan Declaration. Among other key issues, the document highlighted the group’s development and its stance on global issues and crisis resolution, including in Ukraine and the Middle East.

The BRICS group was founded in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India and China, and South Africa joined in 2011. On 1 January 2024, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates became full members. . The summit in Kazan became the first in which the new members of the association participated as full members.