<h1>Finance Minister Urges BRICS Unity to Tackle Global Economic Slowdown, Eurozone Crisis, and Protectionism Risks at Meeting.</h1> The Union Finance Minister addressed the BRICS Finance Ministers Meeting in Washington, highlighting concerns over slowing global economic growth and financial instability in Europe and the US. The Minister emphasized the need for BRICS countries to discuss policy responses to these challenges, including global economic risks, policy reactions in advanced economies, and BRICS coordination. The speech noted the risk of a double-dip recession, the Eurozone debt crisis, and the impact of protectionist tendencies. It also stressed the importance of BRICS countries in driving global recovery and called for a coordinated international policy response and further cooperation among BRICS nations.