{"id":317026,"date":"2022-08-24T18:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T21:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/interesse-de-paises-por-brics-mostra-relevancia-do-grupo\/"},"modified":"2022-08-26T18:04:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T21:04:21","slug":"countries-interest-in-brics-indicates-group-relevance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/countries-interest-in-brics-indicates-group-relevance\/","title":{"rendered":"Countries\u2019 interest in BRICS indicates group relevance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers the interest of other countries in joining <strong>BRICS<\/strong> points to the group\u2019s international relevance. Several countries, including Arabs, have expressed their willingness to join the group formed by <strong>Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa<\/strong>. At the last summit, the members agreed to initiate discussions on expansion.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry assesses an expansion would have to be treated with caution in the current context. \u201cBrazil considers the interest of other countries in joining the BRICS indicates the relevance of the group in the global context. However, it understands any group expansion should be treated with caution in light of the current international context,\u201d the Ministry told ANBA.<\/p>\n<p>The chancellery defends the BRICS dialogue with other developing countries and international organizations. \u201cBrazil believes in the group\u2019s potential and defends BRICS dialogue with other developing countries and international organizations,\u201d the Ministry stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Brazil values BRICS as a <strong>mechanism for cooperation<\/strong> between developing countries and emerging economies and as a forum for coordination in favor of multilateralism and the reform of global governance institutions. \u201cCooperation within the scope of the group has brought concrete benefits to Brazilian society,\u201d it informed the report.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ministry, BRICS maintains a dialogue with developing countries and international organizations during high-level meetings at the invitation of the incumbent president. In the most recent sessions, Algeria, Argentina, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Senegal, Thailand, and Uzbekistan were invited to the <em>outreach<\/em> session.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, BRICS has terms of reference establishing the rules of operation, and there is no forecast, at the moment, for possible expansion. \u201cAccording to the declaration adopted at the <strong>last Summit<\/strong>, the member countries agreed to initiate timely discussions on criteria and procedures that could guide eventual expansion,\u201d informed the chancellery.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pictured above, media coverage of the BRICS summit in South Africa in 2018.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Translated by El\u00fasio Brasileiro<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-317015\">\u00a9Halil Sagirkaya\/Anadolu Agency\/AFP<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several countries, including Arabs, have been expressing interest in joining BRICS. 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