(Dan Tri) - Russia announced that the BRICS group of emerging economies has granted partnership status to three Southeast Asian countries, which had previously expressed their desire to become members of the bloc.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Pankin (Photo: Tass).
Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have become BRICS partners, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Pankin said on November 15.
"The BRICS summit in Kazan demonstrated the desire of the global majority to create a just world order, reform global institutions and build fair economic relations.
A solid package of agreements has been reached on trade, investment, artificial intelligence, energy and climate, and logistics. Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand have become BRICS partners," Mr. Pankin said.
The new "partner country" status was adopted at the Kazan conference in Russia after more than 30 countries applied to join BRICS, according to RT.
Countries identified as partners will regularly participate in special sessions of the BRICS summit and foreign ministers' meetings, as well as other high-level events. Partners can also contribute to the group's work results.
BRICS originally consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Earlier this year, the bloc added Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the bloc's countries had become the main engine of international economic growth.
"The BRICS group of countries has in fact become the main engine of international economic growth and will generate the majority of global economic growth in the coming years due to its size and relatively fast growth rate compared to developed Western countries," he stressed.
According to him, the potential of the BRICS countries is still there and will only increase through cooperation within the bloc. The Russian leader emphasized that BRICS currently accounts for 37.4% of global GDP, while the G7 group accounts for only 29.3%. "And this gap is widening. And it will continue to widen. It is inevitable," Mr. Putin added.
In June, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that any country that wants to join BRICS should not engage in illegal unilateral sanctions, stressing that this was an important criterion for Moscow to welcome new members.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-gioi/ba-nuoc-dong-nam-a-nhan-tu-cach-doi-tac-cua-brics-20241116115748901.htm
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