BRICS summit defends dialogue for Syria, Iran

2012-03-29 7

The world's biggest emerging powers on Thursday (29 March) said dialogue was the only answer to the crises in Syria and Iran, seeking to buttress their economic heft with a unified diplomatic clout. At their fourth summit, the leaders of the BRICS countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- also pushed for the creation of a new joint development bank as a counterpoint to Western-backed aid lenders. Duration: 01:02