Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose during BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 22, 2023. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, accompanied by First Lady Rosangela da Silva, arrive at the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS

President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a BRICS family photo during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his opening remarks at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. August 22, 2023 REUTERS/James Oatway

South African delegates sit behind a glass with BRICS logo as the BRICS summit is held in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his remarks at the plenary session during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of the BRICS Summit at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa August 22, 2023. Yandisa Monakali/DIRCO/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gestures at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius/Pool

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session of the BRICS summit via a video link in Moscow, Russia, August 23, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

President of the New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff speaks at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius/Pool

President of China Xi Jinping attends the plenary session during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov looks on at the plenary session during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose during BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 22, 2023. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a picture at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius/Pool

President of China Xi Jinping attends the plenary session during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius/Pool

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius/Pool

A recorded message from Russian president Vladimir Putin is reflected in a window of a translation booth as it was aired during the opening remarks at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 22, 2023 REUTERS/James Oatway

China's President Xi Jinping claps at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius/Pool

A screen shows Russian President Vladimir Putin virtually delivering remarks during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on August 24, 2023. Marco Longari/Pool via REUTERS

President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gesture during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius/Pool

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on August 24, 2023. Marco Longari/Pool via REUTERS

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for a picture at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius/Pool

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi walks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS

China's President Xi Jinping sits next to South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings ahead of the opening remarks of the BRICS emerging economies meeting, in Pretoria, South Africa August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

China's President Xi Jinping arrives at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius/Pool

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi, Republic of Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso and Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo attend a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on August 24, 2023. Marco Longari/Pool via REUTERS

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is received by South Africa's Deputy President Paul Mashatile at Waterkloof Air Force Base, South Africa August 22, 2023. Jacoline Schoonees/DIRCO/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walk after posing for a picture at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius/Pool

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives at the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's President Xi Jinping, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walk after posing for a picture at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius/Pool

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yawns at the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius/Pool

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomes China's President Xi Jinping at the Union Buildings ahead of the opening remarks of the BRICS emerging economies meeting, in Pretoria, South Africa August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gesture during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi gestures at the plenary session during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session of the BRICS summit via a video link in Moscow, Russia, August 23, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa bestows the Order of South Africa to China's President Xi Jinping, at the Union Buildings, ahead of the opening remarks of the BRICS emerging economies meeting, in Pretoria, South Africa August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

President of China Xi Jinping looks on at the plenary session during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi shakes hands with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 23, 2023. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/Pool via REUTERS

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attend a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on August 24, 2023. Marco Longari/Pool via REUTERS

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa interacts with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands nearby, at a press conference as the BRICS Summit is held in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

China's President Xi Jinping sits next to South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings ahead of the opening remarks of the BRICS emerging economies meeting, in Pretoria, South Africa August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomes China's President Xi Jinping at the Union Buildings ahead of the opening remarks of the BRICS emerging economies meeting, in Pretoria, South Africa August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference as the BRICS Summit is held in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend a press conference as the BRICS Summit is held in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, China's President Xi Jinping and President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attend a press conference as the BRICS Summit is held in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

A screen shows Russian President Vladimir Putin virtually delivering remarks at a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023. MARCO LONGARI/Pool via REUTERS

China's President Xi Jinping and South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa attend a press conference as the BRICS Summit is held in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

China's President Xi Jinping and President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stand at a press conference as the BRICS Summit is held in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

A screen shows Russian President Vladimir Putin virtually delivering remarks as delegates attend a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 24, 2023. Marco Longari/Pool via REUTERS

The President of Comoros Azali Assoumani delivers remarks at a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023. MARCO LONGARI/Pool via REUTERS

Former President of Brazil and chair of the New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff attends a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023. Marco Longari/Pool via REUTERS

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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a press conference as the BRICS Summit is held in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attends a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023. Marco Longari/Pool via REUTERS

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a press conference as the BRICS Summit is held in Johannesburg, South Africa August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alet Pretorius

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a press conference during the 15th BRICS Summit, via video link in Moscow, Russia, August 24, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a press conference during the 15th BRICS Summit, via video link in Moscow, Russia, August 24, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.