Moscow, January 1 (EFE). – Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a message marking the start of Russia's “pro tempore” presidency that about three dozen countries were ready to join the BRICS in one way or another, the group that now includes ten states.
“This is compelling evidence of the group's growing prestige and role in world affairs,” the president said, commenting on Egypt's inclusion in the so-called BRICS bloc of emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia.
In addition to these five countries, Argentina was also supposed to join, but its new president Javier Milei rejected the invitation to join the bloc.
Putin assured that the BRICS countries are attracting more and more states that share the desire to create “a multipolar world order and a fair model of the global financial and trading system” and are committed to “the search for collective solutions to the most pressing problems of our time.” have committed time.” .
“We will take all possible measures to ensure that, respecting the traditions and guided by the group's experience in recent years, we enable the harmonious integration of new participants in all formats of their activities,” he emphasized.
He added that during the Russian presidency, “the willingness of many other countries, and there are around three dozen of them, to join the BRICS will be incorporated into their agenda in one way or another,” EFE
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