Nigeria joined BRICS as a “partner country”.

report Mehr News Agency, citing TASS, Brazil, which is currently the rotating chairman of the group of countries “BRICS, announced that Nigeria The title of “partner country” is attached to this group is.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil announced by publishing a statement that “the government of Brazil, starting today, January 17, 2025, officially joins Nigeria as a partner country declares BRICS.”

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, BRICS and Nigeria have common interests, both BRICS and Nigeria are working hard to pursue cooperation between the countries of the Global South and calls for reform of global organizations.

Brazil assumed the presidency of the BRICS group of countries from January 1, 2025; Before this, Russia was in charge of BRICS.

In October at the BRICS summit in Kazan Russia, it was decided to create a group of “partner BRICS countries.

Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, and Uzbekistan are the first countries to join the group as “partners”. -align:justify”>BRICS join.