Leaders of more than 30 countries will participate in the BRICS summit scheduled to be held in the Russian city of Kazan on October 22-24..
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said: “Leaders of developing countries from various regions of the world, such as Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, were invited to attend the session in the format of “BRICS+” (“Friends of BRICS”) / “Utretch” (reaching out to the neighbors of the country in which She chairs the group, “and we expect its representation to be at a very decent level, and so far we have received assurances from more than thirty countries, including our closest neighbors and partners in the Eurasian Economic Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States.”
Ryabkov added, “It is also expected that the heads of regional organizations and executive bodies of relevant institutions will attend the Kazan Summit, and the President of the New Development Bank, Dilma Rousseff, is scheduled to speak at the summit.”
It is noteworthy that “BRICS” is an international group that was created in 2006, and Russia has assumed its presidency since January 1, 2024. In addition to Russia, Brazil, India, China, and South Africa, Egypt, the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Ethiopia have joined “BRICS” since the beginning of 2024.
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2024-10-04 22:02:55