The leaders of member states and aspiring nations are set to fulfill at a summit within the Russian metropolis of Kazan later this month
Cuba has formally utilized to hitch BRICS as a accomplice state, senior International Ministry official Carlos Pereira has revealed. The Russian envoy in Havana, Viktor Coronelli, acknowledged final month that President Vladimir Putin had prolonged an invite to his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Diaz-Canel, to attend an upcoming BRICS summit in Kazan.
In a publish on X (previously Twitter) on Tuesday, Pereira wrote: “Cuba has formally utilized for its incorporation into BRICS as a accomplice nation in a missive to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who holds the presidency of the group.” The Cuban diplomat, who serves as director basic on bilateral affairs, characterised the group as a “key actor in world geopolitics and a hope for the nations of the South.”
Chatting with RIA Novosti in late September, the Russian ambassador to Cuba mentioned that “we, after all, predict a Cuban delegation at this [BRICS] summit in Kazan.” The official added that an “invitation was prolonged by our President Vladimir Putin to [Cuban President] Diaz-Canel a while in the past.”
BRICS was initially based in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India, and China, with South Africa becoming a member of in 2011. This yr, 4 extra nations – Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates – formally turned members of the group, with Saudi Arabia at present finalizing the accession course of.
Throughout a gathering of BRICS safety representatives in St. Petersburg final month, Putin revealed that “as of right this moment, round three dozen nations, 34 states to be precise, have declared their want to hitch the actions of our group.” He added that present member states had agreed to debate granting accomplice standing to a few of these nations, and to probably approve a few of the bids throughout the Kazan summit from October 22 to 24.
If agreed on, the accomplice standing will turn out to be a brand new type of partial membership for aspiring nations, supposed to behave as a gradual transition towards full integration into the group.
In late September, Belarusian International Minister Maksim Ryzhenkov claimed that no less than ten new members, together with his nation, might be admitted on the occasion.
Earlier that month, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov confirmed that Türkiye had formally utilized to hitch BRICS, changing into the primary NATO state to take action.
Azerbaijan, Algeria, Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, Palestine, DR Congo, Gabon, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Kuwait, Senegal, and Bolivia are among the many different nations which have expressed their want to be a part of BRICS.
With the present member states accounting for 28% of the world’s nominal gross home product, Putin introduced final month that the group has been “working to create our personal fee and settlement system.” This may assist make sure the “efficient and unbiased servicing of all overseas commerce” amongst member states, he defined.
