Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Russia Dauren Abayev called it a ‘big step’ for the country to receive BRICS partner status.
‘To begin with, we have received the status of a BRICS partner country. This is already a big step. So far we have refrained from applying for membership, and there have been certain, I should emphasise, groundless insinuations in the media about this,’ Dauren Abayev told TASS.
The diplomat noted that Kazakhstan is ready to support all productive BRICS initiatives that meet its national interests.
According to him, Astana will continue to follow the development of the organization and strengthen productive dialogue.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the Western ideas of the new world order hypocrisy. According to him, they are aimed solely at preserving the neo-colonial system, showing their essence in the form of ‘hypocrisy, double standards and claims’.
