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Azerbaijan has applied to join the BRICS
Kyiv • UNN
Azerbaijan has officially applied to join the BRICS organization, which is chaired by Russia. The decision on the accession of new members may be made at the summit in Kazan, Russia, in October 2024.
Azerbaijan has submitted an official application for membership in the BRICS organization, co-founded by Russia, which is also chairing it this year. This was reported by Reportwith reference to Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Ayhan Hajizade, UNNreported.
Details
The report does not specify when exactly Azerbaijan applied to join the BRICS.
Nevertheless, it is known that last month Baku declared its desire to join the association in a declaration adopted at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana.
The decision on the accession of new BRICS members may be made at the summit in October 2024, which will be held in Kazan, Russia.
For reference
The BRICS is named after the English initials of the founding countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
Currently, the organization consists of nine states: in addition to the above-mentioned, last year Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates joined the BRICS.
Recall
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that the BRICS group of countries is not intended to challenge other international coalitionssuch as the G7 or the United States.
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