Russian Federation Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said that the representatives of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) responsible for security issues can hold a new meeting in July. It has been reported TASS.
“We expect the July meeting of the high representatives responsible for security issues to serve to strengthen the comprehensive five-party partnership,” Patrushev said.
Anil Suklal, former South African Sherpa in BRICS declarationRecently, many world states have started sending formal and informal requests to join the organization.
As the South African representative stated, BRICS is currently working towards expanding the organization. He also added that the Sherpas of the five permanent members (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) will discuss the relevant issue at a meeting to be held at the end of May.
The BRICS officially includes five permanent members – Brazil, China, Russia, India and South Africa. Current membership candidates are Argentina, Algeria and Iran. According to BRICS representatives, many more countries have expressed their desire to join the group, including Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.
Source: Gazeta
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