Address by Aleksei Kudrin to the participants of the International Municipal BRICS Forum 2021
Aleksei Kudrin, the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation, addressed the participants of the III International Municipal BRICS Forum.
In his speech, he stressed the importance of responding to the two key challenges to sustainable development - the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate change.
Despite the global nature of these challenges, the main damage from the pandemic and climate change falls on the municipalities.
According to the Chairman of the Accounts Chamber in these conditions it is vital to encourage cooperation between the control and accounting bodies of the BRICS countries.