HEADS OF BRICS COMPETITION AUTHORITIES SIGNED A JOINT STATEMENT

The ceremony took place at the VI BRICS Competition Conference

The ceremony of signing the Joint Statement of head of BRICS Competition Authorities took place on 18 September 2019.

“The Joint Statement is a very important tool for the antimonopoly authorities of our countries, and the work that we perform on an ongoing basis with our BRICS colleagues has showed how essential it is for our countries. I am confident that the results of such cooperation and coordination of our efforts are productive for the economies and population of our countries”, commented President of Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defence (CADE), Mr. Alexandre Baretto de Souza.

Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India, Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta emphasized:

“We have been working fruitfully since our meeting at the First BRICS Conference in Kazan. Today we have passed a Joint Statement on coordinating our efforts and have undertaken an obligation to ensure fair laws and rules of competition in our countries. We will make all necessary steps so that our bodies continue working together. I would like to thank Russia for organizing the VI BRICS Competition Conference”.

“I am also grateful to Russia for organizing the Conference because I see what success we have achieved. The Joint Statement is our common intention, efforts and hope. In 2021 we will be holding the VII BRICS Competition Conference in China and we invite you from the bottom of our hearts to take part in it”, said Deputy Minister of the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China, Madame Gang Lin.

Commissioner Tembinkosi Bonakele, South African Competition Commission, pointed out that “the Conference effectively completes a set of events and conferences that have taken place during the past 10 years, and they also started with a conference in Russia.  We have made a huge leap forward since the time of our first meeting, the quality of our discussions and obligations has risen. Such events as this Conference are not simply our meetings every two years; it is a live organization that constantly works and generates practical results. We hope for the same cooperation in the future and thank FAS for its hospitality”.

“I’d like to thank the respected guests for the warm words about our Conference and the talks, discussions and consultations that happened. Indeed, 10 years have passed since our first meeting in Kazan and we have done a lot during this period. We look into specific issues. We coordinate our positions on the key issues of the global world; we argue but reach a common opinion that these joint efforts are necessary.

“Competition should not be interpreted narrowly. We deal with all markets in a global dimension. Competition has a mission to make this world fairer, more open and transparent. Here are the countries that feel the unity of our problems, which ahs been demonstrated at the Conference. No doubt the influence of our countries when we act together will only be growing”, concluded Head of FAS Igor Artemiev.