The Russian side welcomes Syria’s interest in rapprochement with BRICS, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.
‘As for the interest shown by the Syrian side to get closer to BRICS, we can only welcome it,’ he said.
According to Ryabkov, this is an important signal of further raising the credibility of the association in the world.
Earlier, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Russia Janitha Abeywickrema Liyanage announced the country’s desire to join BRICS+.
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko noted that the SCO and BRICS challenge the ideology of global unification.