BRICS plays key role in contributing to global resilience: Prabowo

Imagine what BRICS could achieve if this strength were fully mobilized to help secure food and energy supplies.

Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto said BRICS has an important role to play in strengthening collective capacity to contribute to global resilience.

He made the statement while attending a closed-door session themed "Inclusive Global Governance and Strengthening Multilateralism" at the 2026 BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on Saturday.

"BRICS represents half of all humanity and a large share of the global economy and global trade. BRICS brings together the world's largest markets and major energy producers. This gives us tremendous collective strength," Prabowo said, according to a statement received here.

Prabowo stressed that BRICS' collective strength is an important asset for strengthening global governance, ensuring food and energy security, and creating greater development opportunities for developing countries.

According to him, mobilizing resources for infrastructure development and economic growth can enhance the Global South's ability to finance its own future.

"BRICS has a role to play in strengthening our own capacity to contribute to global resilience. By mobilizing resources for infrastructure and development, we can strengthen the Global South's capacity to finance its own future," he said.

Prabowo also said this collective strength could be optimized through better connectivity among the markets, capital, resources, technology, and knowledge of BRICS countries.

He said such connectivity could open greater opportunities for developing countries while strengthening the Global South's voice in shaping global governance institutions, protecting peace, and pursuing justice.

"Imagine what BRICS could achieve if this strength were fully mobilized to help secure food and energy supplies. Imagine if our markets, capital, resources, technology, and knowledge were better connected, creating greater opportunities for developing countries," Prabowo said.

Furthermore, he stressed the importance of building a stronger multilateral system that can support the needs and interests of all countries, large and small, strong and weak alike.

In this context, Prabowo said the United Nations (UN) must remain at the center of the multilateral system, but that reforms are needed to make it more representative, responsive, and capable of delivering concrete results for the global community.

"At the same time, international financial institutions must also evolve. Trade and currencies must not be weaponized," Prabowo noted.

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