‘Doors are open’ to new BRICS members: Putin
18 October, 2024 20:02
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the BRICS group was open to accepting new members and that no countries which wished to join would be excluded.
Russia, which is the world’s second largest oil exporter and has the biggest reserves of natural gas, hosts annual Energy Week International Forum later this week and it is expected to hold a meeting of Brics’ energy ministers.
The Kremlin leader also told reporters that cooperation between Russia and China was one of the main factors to promoting global stability.
Putin will host a summit of the BRICS countries next week.
The grouping has expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates as well as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
Saudi Arabia has not yet officially joined the Brics, however, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Russia had invited Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, to attend a Brics summit in the city of Kazan next month.
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