Russia, as a chair of BRICS in 2024, plans to establish a close partnership with the G20 to strengthen the voice of the Global South and East, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
"As the chair of BRICS in 2024, Russia plans to establish a close partnership with the Group of Twenty to achieve a cumulative effect and further strengthen the voice of the Global South and East in leading multilateral structures," the ministry said in a statement on the website.
Russia has assumed the chairmanship of the BRICS group of countries in 2024. The theme of the chairmanship is "Strengthening Multilateralism for Equitable Global Development and Security."
On January 1, 2024, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa were joined by Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt as new full members of BRICS.