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| country = Brazil
| dates = April 15, 2010
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The '''2010 IBSA summit''' took place in [[Brasilia]], [[Brazil]] on April 15, 2010. The meeting took place between the three [[Head of government|heads of government]] from the [[IBSA Dialogue Forum|IBSA]] states. This was the fourth such meeting.

==Overview==
The IBSA grouping was a result of the need for South-South co-operation as envision by the bigger players for the each region in the hemisphere. This year's summit marked the return to the founding location of the grouping.

This meeting to place on the sidelines of the larger [[2010 BRIC summit|BRIC]] gathering also in Brasilia.

Trade between the IBSA grouping went from US$2.6 billion in 2002 to US$11.9 billion in 2009.<ref name="minforaff">http://www.mre.gov.br/ingles/imprensa/nota_detalhe3.asp?ID_RELEASE=8023{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Leaders at the summit==
The [[head of state|heads of state]] and [[heads of government]] of the three countries participated.
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Image:Manmohansingh04052007.jpg|'''{{flag|India}}'''<br>[[Manmohan Singh]], [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
Image:Jacob G. Zuma - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2010.jpg|'''{{flag|South Africa}}'''<br>[[Jacob Zuma]], [[President of South Africa|President]]
</gallery>

Heads of state for bilateral meetings:
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Image:Riad Al-Maliki.jpg|'''{{flag|Palestinian Authority}}'''<br>[[Riyad al-Maliki|Riad Al-Malki]], [[Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority|Foreign Minister]]
</gallery>

==Issues==
The leaders discussed various issues including the [[Iran and nuclear weapons]], the [[Middle East conflict]], the furtherance of [[IBSA Dialogue Forum|IBSA]], reconstruction of Haiti through the ''IBSA Fund for Alleviation of Poverty and Hunger'', and cooperation in science and technology.

Additionally, other meets occurred on the side between April 12 to 15 such as: the IBSA Academic Forum; the 15th IBSA Focal Points Meeting; a meeting between IBSA Focal Points and the [[United Nations Development Program]]; the IBSA parliamentary forum; a [[round table]] on local governance; the IBSA Women’s Forum; the IBSA Editor’s Forum; the IBSA Small Business CEOs meeting; and an exhibition on the IBSA Fund.<ref name="minforaff"/>

===Iran===
The IBSA leaders called for more talks on the [[Iran and nuclear weapons|Iranian nuclear weapon issue]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=123464&sectionid=351020101 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-08-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929120437/http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=123464&sectionid=351020101 |archivedate=2012-09-29 |df= }}</ref>

===Palestine===
The IBSA took rhetorical steps on such international issues as the [[Middle East conflict]]. Indian PM Singh called the group "a strong moral force in today's unsettled world," saying the significance of the group of "three major democracies" extended beyond the bilateral ties between its members. IBSA also invited representatives of the Palestinians for the first time. The three countries were to jointly fund sports facilities in [[Ramallah]].<ref name="mre.gov.br">http://www.mre.gov.br/ingles/imprensa/nota_detalhe3.asp?ID_RELEASE=8031{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The leaders also expressed strong disappointment over the continued construction of settlements by Israel and committed IBSA to "pro-actively" support the formation of a viable Palestinian state.<ref name="hindu">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100417061306/http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/16/stories/2010041662881200.htm ]</ref> IBSA members said they were "convinced that a comprehensive peace in the Middle East is crucial, not only for the peoples and countries of the region, but also for the international peace and security."<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.mre.gov.br/ingles/imprensa/nota_detalhe3.asp?ID_RELEASE=8044{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The IBSA states, who said they have good relations with both the Arab-Palestinians and the Israelis, also reiterated a willingness to contribute to the peace process. They elucidated that the [[human rights]] situation in the Palestinian Territories was a subject of joint interventions at the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2009. The group were also "convinced that a comprehensive peace in the Middle East is crucial, not only for the peoples and countries of the region, but also for the international peace and security." They further called for an "urgent resumption of negotiations" along the lines of "UN Resolutions, the [[Madrid Conference of 1991|Madrid principles]], the [[Road Map for Peace|Road Map]] and the [[Arab Peace Initiative]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

Furthermore, the IBSA Fund said it would build a sports center in the city of Ramallah. The group also supported the need for youth sports leagues. An additional US$2 million would be granted for projects in the Occupied Territories.<ref name="mre.gov.br"/>

===Furtherance of IBSA===
India took the initiative to call for improving the importance of the BRIC and IBSA groups.<ref name="hindu"/> Indian PM Singh also called for closer cooperation in the fields of energy and food security, as well as tapping into the potential of other sectors such as trade and investment, science and technology and infrastructure. He added that pooling together the experiences of each can lead to more inclusive growth. "We are four large countries with abundant resources, large populations and diverse societies... We aspire for rapid growth for ourselves and for an external environment that is conducive to our development goals. [Our people] expect us to work together so as to bring the benefits of inclusive social and economic development to them. Our grouping includes two of the largest energy producers and two of the largest consumers in the world. We can cooperate in both upstream and downstream areas, and in the development of new fuels and clean energy technologies."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-pitches-for-close-cooperation-among-BRIC-nations/articleshow/5815262.cms|title=PM pitches for close cooperation among BRIC nations |date=April 16, 2010|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref>

==Reactions==
During the conference a new book, the ''IBSA Women’s Forum – Elaborating an Inclusive Macroeconomic Structure: a South-South feminist approach'' was launched.<ref name="minforaff"/>

==See also==
*[[Foreign relations of Brazil]]
*[[Foreign relations of India]]
*[[Foreign relations of South Africa]]

==External links==
* [http://www.mre.gov.br/ingles/imprensa/nota_detalhe3.asp?ID_RELEASE=8028 Fourth IBSA Summit - Brasília, April 15, 2010 ]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.mre.gov.br/ingles/imprensa/nota_detalhe3.asp?ID_RELEASE=8034 4th Summit of IBSA Heads of State and Government / 2nd Summit of BRIC Heads of State and Government - Brasília, April 15, 2010]{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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