New Delhi, May 23 -- India has called for the dismantling of export controls among BRICS nations to strengthen intra-bloc trade and promote greater solidarity within the Global South, the ministry of commerce & industry said in a statement on Friday. The appeal was made on Wednesday, during the 15th BRICS Trade Ministers' Meeting under Brazil's presidency.

A key outcome of the meeting was the endorsement of a joint declaration, along with three annexures: the BRICS Declaration on WTO Reform and Strengthening of the Multilateral Trading System, the BRICS Data Economy Governance Understanding, and the BRICS Trade and Sustainable Development Framework.

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