In BRICS, at the moment, there are about 30 appeals from various countries that propose to establish various forms of cooperation. This was announced on the air of Channel One by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
“Now, under the consideration of about 30 appeals from various countries – large, small and medium, which propose to establish different forms of cooperation,” said Lavrov.
He noted that in connection with the appeals, the category of partner countries will be approved. “This category should be presented in its details both from the point of view of the criteria, and from the point of view of countries that can apply for it,” said the Foreign Minister.
According to him, Russia as the chairman of BRICS in 2024 pays great attention to the fact that the new countries – members of the association are “injured” to the already established forms of work and the traditions of the bloc. This process occurs very smoothly, “all emerging and inevitable issues are resolved normally,” he added.