Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed has become the first Pakistani to address the official International BRICS Forum hosted by Russia at the Far Eastern port of Vladivostok.

During his keynote address at the forum, he said Pakistan hopes to join BRICS as it wants to be part of the new emerging order of the Global South.

Mushahid Hussain Syed said Pakistan as a member of the UN Security Council during 2025-2026 will be a robust voice for peace, justice and the oppressed.

He also thanked Russia and China for their principled position on the Gaza Genocide.