The Cuban government has made an official request to join the BRICS bloc as a partner country in a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, since Moscow currently chairs the association, Carlos Pereira, the director general of bilateral affairs of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, said.
"Cuba has officially requested to be included in BRICS as a 'partner country' in a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is the interim chairman of the association, which is strengthening its position as a key player in global geopolitics and the hope of the Global South," Pereira said on X.
Russian Ambassador to Cuba Viktor Koronelli previously told Sputnik that Moscow expected to see a delegation from Cuba at the BRICS summit in Kazan. The country's president Miguel Diaz-Canel received a corresponding invitation from Putin.
Russia's BRICS presidency is held under the motto of strengthening multilateralism for equitable global development and security. As part of its presidency, Russia will organize more than 200 political, economic, and social events. The summit of the association will be held in Kazan from October 22-24.