Russia is "satisfied", multiple countries announce their intention to join the BRICS Secretary | BRICS | countries
According to the report of Russian Sputnik News Agency on June 18, Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian President, said that the expansion of BRICS members would be included in the agenda of the BRICS leaders' meeting in August.
According to the report, Peskov said in an interview with today's Russian television station, "We are waiting for the BRICS summit to be held at the end of August. The topic of expansion will be on the agenda... BRICS countries will discuss this."
Peskov stated that multiple countries have announced their intention to join the BRICS in different ways, fully reflecting the international authority of this cooperation mechanism.
Peskov said, "The Russian Federation is satisfied that more and more countries are showing strong interest in this cooperation mechanism."
▲ Information image: Russian President's Press Secretary Peskov
South Africa has been serving as the rotating presidency of the BRICS countries since January this year, and it will host the 15th BRICS Leaders Meeting in August.
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The initials of the English names of Brazil, Russia, India, and China form abbreviations. Due to the similarity in spelling and pronunciation between "BRICs" and the English word "brick", Chinese media and scholars have translated it as a BRICS country. In 2011, South Africa officially joined the BRICS countries and was named BRICS in English.
In 2006, the foreign ministers of the BRICS countries held their first meeting, marking the beginning of cooperation among the BRICS countries. In June 2009, BRICS leaders held their first meeting in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Since the establishment of the BRICS cooperation mechanism, the foundation of cooperation has been increasingly solid and the fields have gradually expanded. The impact of BRICS cooperation has surpassed the scope of the five countries and become a constructive force in promoting world economic growth, improving global governance, and promoting democratization of international relations.
The cooperation among BRICS countries has been widely recognized by developing countries, and its status and role in multilateral mechanisms such as the United Nations, the G20, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund are constantly improving.