Ryabkov: Saudi Arabia is on the verge of joining BRICS
| The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia announced the possibility of changing the composition of the "BRICS" group and joining it with new countries. |
report Mehr News Agency quoted by Tass, “Sergei Ryabkov”, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, announced in an interview on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia has not rejected joining BRICS.
The senior diplomat of the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized that Saudi Arabia has already participated in two events of the BRICS group in 2024.
Ryabkov added that the composition of the BRICS group is quite clear. The President (Vladimir Putin) announced in his statement on January 1 that five countries, including Saudi Arabia, will join BRICS. Arabia did not reject these statements.
The senior Russian diplomat emphasized that the representatives of Saudi Arabia have informed Moscow that the review of the decision to join the BRICS group continues.
Ryabkov added: We respect their decision.
The BRICS group with initial members Brazil, Russia, China, India, and South Africa was formed in 2009 and since the beginning of this year Several countries, including Iran, have officially joined this group.
The members of this group include a significant part of the world’s population and have a major share of the world’s gross domestic product. have.
