https://en.sputniknews.africa/20240525/russia-expects-20-25-countries-at-brics-foreign-council-in-june-countrys-envoy-says-1066731354.html

Russia Expects 20-25 Countries at BRICS Foreign Council in June, Country's Envoy Says

Sputnik Africa

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia expects about 20-25 countries to attend the upcoming BRICS Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in the Russian city of Nizhny... 25.05.2024, Sputnik Africa

2024-05-25T11:10+0200

international

russia

nizhny novgorod

moscow

brics

russian foreign ministry

neocolonialism

russia-africa cooperation

cooperation

https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.africa/img/07e7/08/18/1061587500_0:121:1280:841_1920x0_80_0_0_b4c8bd5ed6465cf1c27cb7bfd140e6cf.jpg

In addition to member states, Russia invited about 15 "friendly" countries, including those chairing regional integration associations, to attend the BRICS Foreign Council, scheduled to take place from June10-11, the ambassador added.Russia took over the rotating chairmanship of BRICS in January. The club of developing economies grew by four members this year and now comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

russia

nizhny novgorod

moscow

Sputnik Africa

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

2024

Sputnik Africa

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

News

en_EN

Sputnik Africa

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

1920

1080

true

1920

1440

true

https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.africa/img/07e7/08/18/1061587500_0:1:1280:961_1920x0_80_0_0_047b101d45b85f449c82504405a990d4.jpg

1920

true

Sputnik Africa

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

Sputnik Africa

international, russia, nizhny novgorod, moscow, brics, russian foreign ministry, neocolonialism, russia-africa cooperation, cooperation

Russia Expects 20-25 Countries at BRICS Foreign Council in June, Country's Envoy Says

11:10 25.05.2024

Une vue de la salle où se tient la réunion des chefs du groupe des cinq au format BRICS+ - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 25.05.2024

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia expects about 20-25 countries to attend the upcoming BRICS Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod next month, Pavel Knyazev, ambassador at large of the Russian Foreign Ministry and Moscow's sous-Sherpa in BRICS, said on Friday.

"We expect about 20-25 countries, including BRICS members, to attend the foreign ministers' council," Knyazev told reporters.

Russia took over the rotating chairmanship of BRICS in January. The club of developing economies grew by four members this year and now comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.