President of the Argentine Republic Alberto Fernandez. File photoMEXICO CITY, Jun 24Argentina is striving to become a full member of the BRICS group, President of Argentina Alberto Fernandez said during a speech at the XIV Summit of the heads of state of the association. «We strive to be full members of this group of nations, which already represents 42% of the world's population and 24% of the world's gross domestic product,» said politician during a virtual speech, Fernandez's words are quoted by the Telam agency. According to the Argentine leader, his country is a safe and responsible food supplier and a recognized player in the field of biotechnology and applied logistics. «We are not only able to produce and export food, we also know how to provide services and train specialists so that other countries can increase their efficiency and thereby improve the quality of life of residents,” Fernandez added, speaking to the BRICS leaders. .jpg» />Participants of «BRICS Plus» came out for a multipolar order, Putin said the two-day 14th BRICS summit under the chairmanship of China began on Thursday via videoconference. The summit is attended by the heads of the countries of the association — Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Chinese President Xi Jinping presides. Friday's meeting is on building partnerships for global development in a new era to jointly implement the 2030 sustainable development agenda. The second day of the summit is attended not only by the leaders of the five BRICS countries, but also by the heads of a number of invited states, including Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Malaysia, Senegal, Thailand, Uzbekistan.
Putin announced the interest of the BRICS countries in cooperation
