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BRICS role in Latin America
BRICS see greater role in Latin America
June 3, 2013 Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra, specially for RIR
The grouping’s engagement in the region, consisting of 33 countries with population of 600 million, has become timely.

Last week witnessed some crucial developments from BRICS perspective. The Cuban foreign minister visited New Delhi and sought BRICS’ partnership with Latin American countries, representatives from Cuba, Haiti, Costa Rica and Chile met Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov in Moscow and sought Russian cooperation for the development of Latin American countries and Chinese President, Xi Jinping toured Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico to widen Chinese engagement in the region.

Like Africa, Latin America is emerging as a hub of economic development with huge natural resources; it is but natural that it has gained increasing attention of the world. In this context, BRICS’ engagement in the region, consisting of 33 countries with population of 600 million, has become timely. The establishment of Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in 2011 has provided the region a unified voice, and with Brazil being a member of BRICS as well as CELAC, the BRICS’ engagement in the region will be mutually beneficial with larger implications for the globe.
Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla told in New Delhi that “CELAC wants to improve relations with BRICS.” He also stated, “We wish to seek a higher level of economic cooperation with the India and the other BRICS nations, which we consider to be valuable.” India is the first dialogue partner of the CELAC, which has provided the group a format to develop closer relations with India in diverse areas particularly information technology, medical services and tourism as elaborated by the Cuban minister. He further announced, “We see an opportunity for mutually beneficial economic relations with India.” The CELAC has a similar format of dialogue with China, which
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