2018年CRI Ramaphosa: BRICS summit hugely successful

 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is hailing the conclusions from this year's BRICS summit.

Addressing a media briefing after the conclusion of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, Cyril Ramaphosa, who chaired this year' event, says a wide variety of issues have been discussed, with broad consensus¹ being made.

He says BRICS is an important bulwark² against a rising trend of unilateralism and trade protectionism, and that BRICS member countries will work together to promote multilateralism and seek common development.

"We discussed the need to safeguard and strengthen the multilateral system. In fact we took a firm stance against protectionism and felt that we need to do everything we can to strengthen the multilateral system in the world which is now under attack. There are many attempts to weaken it," says Ramaphosa.

Ramaphosa also says the BRICS grouping will play a leading role in pushing forward of the fourth industrial revolution.

"The BRICS countries are determined³ to work together to be at the leading edge of the fourth industrial revolution to mitigate⁴ the risk and seize opportunities of this new industrial age," says Ramaphosa.

Ramaphosa also contends the agreements and consensus reached at the meeting show that BRICS is a group which takes action.

"We once again, through the decisions that we took, confirmed that BRICS is not a talk shop, it's a forum⁵ of five countries that want to see actions that want to see the decision that we take implemented," says Ramaphosa.

The South African President has also taken time to talk about China's efforts in supporting other emerging economies, saying that relations between China and these countries are mutually beneficial.

"We see the relationship between China and other countries in Africa and indeed emerging countries as a mutual⁶ beneficial type of a relationship and that is why we see our relationships in BRICS as a win-win. It is not one country benefiting itself to the exclusion⁷ of others," says Ramaphosa.

Beyond the five member countries, this year's BRICS summit has also gathered leading officials from 31 other countries, including 19 from Africa.

1 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

2 bulwark   

n.堡垒，保障，防御

参考例句：

• That country is a bulwark of freedom.那个国家是自由的堡垒。
• Law and morality are the bulwark of society.法律和道德是社会的防御工具。

3 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

4 mitigate   

vt.（使）减轻，（使）缓和

参考例句：

• The government is trying to mitigate the effects of inflation.政府正试图缓和通货膨胀的影响。
• Governments should endeavour to mitigate distress.政府应努力缓解贫困问题。

5 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

6 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

7 exclusion   

n.拒绝，排除，排斥，远足，远途旅行

参考例句：

• Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。
• He plays golf to the exclusion of all other sports.他专打高尔夫球，其他运动一概不参加。