Moscow announced the possibility of El Salvador joining BRICS
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News quoted by Sputnik, Alexander Ilyukhin, the first secretary of the Russian Embassy in Nicaragua and head of Moscow’s office in El Salvador, says that the country will probably apply for BRICS membership within the next year or two. will do.
In response to the question whether El Salvador has expressed a desire to cooperate with Russia through BRICS, Ilyukhin said: “Definitely so.” They are very interested. BRICS is very attractive for them and this country is considering the possibility of joining it. It is possible that El Salvador will apply to join BRICS within a year or two.
According to him, El Salvador is not only interested in developing relations with Russia, but also in expanding cooperation with China and India, and considers this issue as an opportunity to strengthen the economy and leap forward. He knows.
He also added that El Salvador is also interested in attracting foreign capital, especially from BRICS countries. He emphasized: They understand that they should diversify their economic relations and not focus only on America or the World Bank.
Ilyukhin further said that El Salvador is also interested in the Eurasian Economic Union, but it is not ready to join this bloc at the moment, although it is investigating the possibility of such an action.
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, a fifth of trade and about 40% of the world’s population.
