All Episodes

Associate at Climate Finance Group of Latin America and Caribbean, Gissele Cristina Flores Suarez: "We have to learn from Brazil, Russia, and China in clean energy development"

Chairperson of National Council of Provinces of South Africa, Refilwe Maria Mtsweni-Tsipane: "Women must take centre stage in sustainable development programmes of countries"

Associate Professor at University of Sao Paulo, Feliciano de Sa Guimaraes: "We seek for order in which our voices are better heard, more heard than before"

Executive Secretary of UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Yasmine Fouad: "Use of AI represents game-changer in digital transformation for dealing with land"

Deputy Chairperson of Gauteng Provincial Legislature of South Africa, Thulani Kunene: "We want to learn from Moscow's experience in organising public transportation system"

Director, Producer, documentary filmmaker, Johan Badenhorst: "BRICS countries offer massive opportunity for tourism"

Director General of Independent Evaluation Office of New Development Bank, Ashwani Muthoo: "Harmonisation of methodologies in evaluation for projects is critical"

Consultant in Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister of India, Apurv Kumar Mishra: "There is strategic logic to economic partnership between Russia and India"

Spouse of Ambassador of Indonesia to Russia, Fitria Wibowo Tavares: “BRICS membership helps us so much in terms of addressing issues of common concern”

Chairman of Russia-Nigeria Trade and Investment Advisory Council, Emmanuel Chukwuka Johnson: “BRICS provides Nigeria with opportunity to have global voice”

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Zimbabwe to Russian Federation, Mark Grey Marongwe: "BRICS gives smaller countries new options"

Specialist in renewable energy and sustainable business project development, Muhammad Dhery Mahendra: “Indonesia has biggest geothermal reserves in world”

Chairman of India-Russia Foundation, Sudhir Pal Sabharwal: "Relations between Russia and India are elevated to privileged partnership"

Researcher at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Bui Minh Phuong: “In future, I see that every company and every household to use renewable energy”

Deputy Director of Cameroon National Museum, Etta Ojang Ivan: “Project of Museum of African Cultures in Moscow has great potential for Cameroon and other African countries”

Director of Center for BRICS Studies at Fudan University, Shen Yi: “BRICS is very new and innovative mechanism”

South African businessman and politician, Marius Fransman: "Let's reimagine South Africa through BRICS agenda"

Geophysicist Ho-Kwang Mao: “We still are very elementary in understanding material sciences, and I’m one who opens its door”

Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim: "ASEAN takes its position of centrality, which means we should engage with all countries"

Brazilian political scientist, Fabiano Mielniczuk: "Brazil's participation in World War II is matter of national pride"

Indian writer, Ami Ganatra: "Epic helps to understand essence of culture"

President of Indian Chamber of International Business, Manpreet Singh Nagi: “North-South Transport Corridor can change global trade over next year”

Indian Ambassador to Russia Vinay Kumar: "BRICS cooperation model meets socio-economic development needs of the Global South"

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia to Russia, Genet Teshome Jirru: "BRICS is very important for us"

Political scientist Richard Sakwa: "BRICS is the foundation of more mature international politics"

South-African scholar professor Fulufhelo Netswera: “There is no doubt that BRICS is on the rise”

Ambassador of Thailand to Russia Sasiwat Wongsinsawat: “Thailand wants to contribute to the BRICS process”

Dr. H. C. Amor Maclang: "Countries of the BRICS and the Global Digital Majority began to determine their own financial future"

Minggao Ouyang, Chinese scientist: “It’s a very good time for me to do something for society and change technology”

Dragan Fimon, Serbian film director: "Theater and film festivals help strengthen cultural exchange between the BRICS countries"

Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Electricity and Energy of South Africa: "BRICS is the best place to create new future for its members"

Brazilian actress Simone Shuba / “I'd love to create course about Stanislavski system for teachers”

Ambassador of Ethiopia to Russia Uriat Cham Ugala/ “Joining BRICS is a growth opportunity for Ethiopia”

Douw Vermaak/ «Relations between Russia and South Africa are getting stronger»

Anthony Phiri, Harare Institute of Technology/"The world needs to work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions"

Helga Zepp-LaRouche / "The countries joining the BRICS will have more weight in the UN, G20, WTO"

Abel Ramoelo / South Africa is fully involved in environmental protection

Ramatulai Wurie / "Our government's priority is to introduce digitalisation and technology into all processes"

Mike Nicholas Sango, Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Russia: "What I'm mostly encouraging tourism organizations is also to focus on the Russian market"

Ms Cecile T. Heppes: «The Relations between South Africa and Russian Federation are distinguished by their strength».

Vusi Mavimbela / South African ambassador to Brazil and specialist within social sciences

Roger Mello / Color is something that depicts human`s feelings

Vivian Caccuri: I want to understand, what kind of sound can bring people together

Mzuvukile Jeff Maqetuka, Ambassador of South Africa to the RF / "Our countries have a long history together"

SA Chargé d'Affaires / Russia-South Africa political integration is at high level

Hollywood actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim / I have always considered myself a citizen of the world

Ambassador of Argentina calls relations with Russia “historically very good”

Du Liang, a film producer / "I see what a big market we have. Russians and Chinese have."

Nikolay Tsiskaridze: "There are only three schools of classical ballet in the world / in St Petersburg, in Moscow and in Paris. That's all!"

Oleg Roy, writer / "God blessed me to wield a pen, and all the rest is nothing but exercises"

Mike Nicholas Sango, ambassador of Zimbabwe / «We are at the very beginning of our great joint way»

Jacob Francis Mudenda, Speaker of Parliament of Zimbabwe / "The Presidents of Russia and Zimbabwe have warm and friendly relations"

Anil Sooklal, South Africa’s BRICS Sherpa / “BRICS is about stability, economy growth and sustainable development”

Deputy Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe / "We value and cherish our relationship with Russia"

Founder and Chairman at The South African Anglo-Boer War Historical Society / «We have a common history with Russians»

Mzuvukile Maqetuka / “South Africa is in favor of expanding BRICS”

Mateus Katupha / “People of our countries should increase communication in different areas”

Sammy Kotwani, President of the IBA in Russia / "India and Russia relations are strong "

The First Lady of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Auxillia Mnangagwa / "Being the First Lady means to work for the people and for the country"

Juan Martin Gonzalez Cabañas, Advisor to the Mercosur Parliament / "Mercosur - BRICS relationship has unlimited possibilities"