At least nine countries will obtain BRICS partner status on January 1, 2025, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said.
According to Ushakov, these include:
"But we expect that in the near future, responses will be received from four more countries, to which invitations have also been sent," he added.
The Kremlin clarified that Eritrea is also striving to work with BRICS.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and BRICS Sherpa Sergey Ryabkov stated that BRICS is a ray of hope for the countries that do not want to be dictated by the West, suggesting that BRICS facilitates the development of independent, nationally oriented foreign policies for its member states.