MOSCOW, Aug 3 countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Argentina, is the subject of discussion, before the leaders discuss it, one should not get ahead of themselves, said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.
before they take place between the BRICS member states, we must declare our position. In any case, we are talking about countries with which we have quite constructive interaction in various fields,» Peskov said, answering a question from journalists about on Russia's accession to the BRICS by Argentina, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The BRICS summit will be held in Johannesburg on August 22-24, it will be attended by the leaders of China, India, Brazil and South Africa, Russia will be represented by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he would participate in the summit via videoconference.
BRICS now unites Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. At least 19 states have already expressed their desire to join the economic bloc, including Argentina, Iran, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. As the South African Sherpa in Anil Suklal's association previously stated, 13 countries were officially asked to become members of the BRICS, and six more were asked unofficially. The twentieth country could be Venezuela. As the Ambassador of South Africa in Moscow, Mzuvukile Maketuka, said in an interview, all the countries of the association welcome the expansion, but it is necessary to determine the modalities for the admission of new members, and this issue should be decided collectively.