JAKARTA - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov who also serves as the Moscow BRICS Sherpa said the new list of partner countries of the economic cooperation group will be published in the coming two weeks.
"There are two weeks left before the end of the year Russia (BRICS presidency). This is the time for us to resolve the situation in coordination with our partners and announce a list of those who have approved everything," he said in an interview with the TASS Analysis Center, as quoted December 17.
"We also need to hand over baton to Brazil, it will officially be done in Yekaterinburg, but actually, it will come after partners are announced. Brazil will start working soon, as soon as the Christmas holiday season ends," added Ryabkov.
Earlier, Russian President Yury Ushakov announced on October 23, the list of 13 countries potentially partnering with BRICS was approved.
Meanwhile, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin said that on November 15, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia had become partners with BRICS.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, in turn, told Izvestia Vietnam had also expressed its desire to join BRICS as a partner country.
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It is known that Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates became members of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) group on January 1, 2024. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia currently has the status of an invited country.
Next year, Brazil will hold the BRICS presidency to replace Russia.
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