Malaysia asked for BRICS membership
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency quoted by Bermana (Malaysia’s official news agency), Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim announced that the country has sent its request to join the BRICS organization to Russia.
In a statement published by the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Office, Anwar Ibrahim, while expressing his desire to join BRICS, said that this issue was the focus of his conversation with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Russia was present at the meeting of the parties in “Seri Perdana”, the residence of the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Anwar Ibrahim said: Malaysia sent its letter of request to join the BRICS organization to Russia as the head of this organization and in addition, regarding participation as a A member country or a strategic partner in this organization has expressed its desire.
On June 18, the Prime Minister of Malaysia expressed and confirmed his desire to join BRICS in a conversation with Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the President of Brazil.
BRICS, which initially consisted of Brazil, Russia, India and China, was established in 2009 as a platform for the cooperation of emerging economies, and South Africa is a He joined this organization the following year. This bloc now includes Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates. BRICS currently accounts for a quarter of the economy and a fifth of trade and about 40% of the world’s population.
