Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that integration with BRICS is not on Yerevan’s agenda. His words show the way RIA Novosti.
“Armenia does not currently have an agenda for integration with BRICS. I received an invitation from the President of the Russian Federation to attend the BRICS summit and accepted it. There is nothing more to add,” he said.
Before that, Armenian Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan reportedPrime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will head the republic’s delegation at the BRICS summit in Russia.
BRICS is an interstate association that includes the Russian Federation, Brazil, India, China, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Egypt, and Ethiopia. The name comes from the English. BRICS refers to the organization’s original five members: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The association’s first summit was held in 2009. At the meetings, BRICS members discuss economic and geopolitical issues and cooperate on mutually beneficial projects. The next BRICS summit will be held in Kazan from October 22-24.
The Russian Foreign Ministry had previously stated: confidentHe said the October BRICS summit would create a sensation.