MINSK, Aug 23 Belarus counts on support all the BRICS member countries of her application for an early admission to the organization, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Sergei Aleinik in Johannesburg, where the BRICS summit is being held.
“In principle, all the leaders of the BRICS member countries expressed their political support for expanding the membership of the organization. Today, those countries that have applied, including Belarus, expect to receive confirmation of admission to membership in the organization as soon as possible,” Aleinik said, video commentary which was distributed by the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.
The head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry noted that BRICS has become a self-sufficient international organization that contributes to the formation of a more just world order. The expansion of the BRICS will help increase both the economic and political potential of this organization, the diplomat believes. He recalled that the total GDP of the BRICS member countries already today exceeds that of the G7 member countries.
Today, on the sidelines of the Johannesburg summit, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus held a number of bilateral meetings, including with his colleagues from Saudi Arabia and Equatorial Guinea, the Minister of International Cooperation of the UAE, the Minister of State for Economic Coordination of Angola, as well as with the President of Eritrea . «All meetings were held in a very constructive and friendly atmosphere,» Sergei Aleinik stressed, adding that the emphasis during the meetings was on cooperation in the field of agriculture and ensuring food security in these countries.