BRICS Summit Ends Without Joint Statement On West Asia, Consensus Reached On 60 Other Issues

Last Updated:May 15, 2026, 14:06 IST

BRICS foreign ministers failed to arrive at a consensus on the West Asia conflict at the conclusion of their summit on Friday, preventing the bloc from issuing a joint statement

BRICS foreign ministers failed to arrive at a consensus on the West Asia conflict at the conclusion of their summit on Friday, preventing the bloc from issuing a joint statement.

The member countries reached agreement on nearly 60 other agenda items, including energy cooperation, Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), trade, financial inclusion and multilateral reforms.

Sources said an outcome statement outlining areas of convergence is expected to be released shortly, but sharp differences over the ongoing tensions in West Asia stalled efforts to finalise a comprehensive joint statement.

The divisions came into sharp focus after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on BRICS nations to explicitly condemn the United States and Israel over recent military actions targeting Iran.

Tehran described the strikes as violations of international law and urged the grouping to take a stronger position against what it termed external aggression and the “politicisation" of international institutions.

The disagreement underscored the diplomatic challenge for India, which is chairing BRICS this year and has been attempting to balance competing positions within the bloc, particularly between Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

Negotiators, however, were able to build consensus across a broad range of other issues.

Member states agreed to deepen cooperation in energy security, expand collaboration on Digital Public Infrastructure, strengthen intra-BRICS trade mechanisms, enhance climate and sustainable development partnerships, and push for reforms in global governance institutions.

Despite the deadlock on West Asia, officials maintained that the grouping had made substantial progress on key economic and developmental priorities central to the BRICS agenda.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi had earlier indicated that differences linked to the UAE’s position within the grouping had complicated discussions surrounding the final declaration.

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