FORTALEZA, July 15. /ITAR-TASS/. The leaders of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries should not seek confrontation with other members of the global community but develop collective approaches toward the resolution of urgent problems, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

“The [BRICS] summit confirmed that BRICS members, while speaking against unilateral actions in the world economy and politics, are not seeking confrontation but propose developing collective approaches toward the resolution of any problems,” Lavrov said.