The 2025 BRICS Seminar on Governance and Cultural Exchanges Forum was held on Monday in Rio de Janeiro, bringing together experts to discuss how the bloc can promote stability in an era of global transformation.

Yu Yunquan, president of the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (ACCWS), and Cimar Azeredo Pereira, special advisor to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), delivered keynote speeches at the event.

Yu Yunquan, president of the ACCWS, delivers a keynote speech at the 2025 BRICS Seminar on Governance and Cultural Exchanges Forum in Rio de Janeiro, June 30, 2025. [Photo provided to China.org.cn]

Yu emphasized that in an era where certainty and stability are becoming increasingly scarce global resources, it is imperative to further strengthen Greater BRICS cooperation to promote an equitable and orderly multipolar world and foster inclusive economic globalization, thereby maintaining a stable development environment. 

He also stressed the need to enhance exchanges of governance experiences and knowledge-sharing to explore independent development paths, actively participate in setting global governance agendas to steer orderly development processes, and deepen cross-cultural dialogues to cultivate an inclusive atmosphere for development.

Cimar Azeredo Pereira, special advisor to the IBGE, delivers a keynote speech at the 2025 BRICS Seminar on Governance and Cultural Exchanges Forum in Rio de Janeiro, June 30, 2025. [Photo provided to China.org.cn]

Azeredo Pereira emphasized that statistical cooperation among BRICS countries plays a pivotal role in enhancing mutual understanding and trust among member states. By adopting collaborative and innovative approaches to address emerging statistical challenges in the digital era, such cooperation proves fundamental in advancing sustainable development and economic integration within the BRICS framework.

Participating delegates unanimously recognized China's significant contributions to global development and governance, particularly its leadership in fostering BRICS and Global South collaboration. China's global initiatives were widely recognized as providing crucial platforms for fostering shared progress in development, security and cultural exchange.

The main forum was chaired by Xin Feng, director of the Comprehensive Business Department of China International Communications Group (CICG). Sun Jingxin, vice president of the ACCWS, presented two research reports on behalf of the project team: "Greater BRICS Cooperation: A Pillar of Stability and Progress in a Changing World" and "Global Survey: BRICS Cooperation in the New Era of Global Development 2025."

The forum was organized jointly by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, China International Communications Group, and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.