Venezuela hopes the decision on its joining BRICS will be announced at the group's next summit in the Russian city of Kazan in October, Venezuela's Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations, Joaquin Perez Ayestaran, told Sputnik.
“I would hope that in Kazan, during the next summit, the decision can be officially announced in a positive manner. It will very much be a welcome development in Venezuela,” Perez Ayestaran said. “But if not, we are still there with our offer and our commitment to be an active player in this new world.”
The diplomat added that the BRICS alliance is leading the new composition of the multipolar world, and Caracas wishes to contribute to it.
“BRICS is at the forefront of this new multipolar world that has emerged, and Venezuela wants to contribute to the consolidation of this new world,” he said.