3rd year International Relations students Daria Kharitonova, Sofia Kolyaka and Anastasia Osina participated in the round table "The Role of Russia and BRICS+ Countries in Strengthening the Multipolar World" held at IRNITU. The event was attended by representatives of 14 countries: Russia, India, Belarus, China, Malaysia, South Africa, Algeria, Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Zambia, Myanmar, Nepal, Republic of Cameroon, Somalia, Venezuela. The goal of the event is to develop friendly relations between representatives of Russian regions and foreign citizens from BRICS+ countries, and to promote traditional Russian spiritual and moral values.

The organizers of such a representative round table were the Youth Assembly of the Peoples of Russia "WE ARE RUSSIANS", the Coordination Center for the formation of active citizenship among young people and the Indian Center for Assistance to International Initiatives (India).

During the event were presented reports on the topics of economic, political, cultural and social interaction between the participating countries. International Relations student Daria Kharitonova presented a paper on the prospects of creating a single currency in the BRICS countries.

The organizers noted that the roundtable in Irkutsk in 2024 was the first such event where participants were able to exchange views and ideas on the prospects for cooperation between the countries. Such events are especially important since the Russian Federation is the BRICS Chair country in 2024.

As one of the roundtable participants, Darya Kharitonova, noted, this format of the event helped student youth not only to obtain relevant information, but also to ask questions to experts from around the world.