Iran has applied to join the BRICS

Iran has applied to join the group of the largest emerging economies, known as the BRICS, an Iranian official said Monday.

Iran’s accession to the BRICS group (from the initials of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) “will create added value for both sides,” according to a Foreign Ministry spokesman. Iran.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a separate statement that Argentina had applied to join the same group of countries.

Argentine officials did not immediately comment.

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez, who is in Europe, has in recent days mentioned his desire for his country to join the BRICS team.

“At a time when the White House was contemplating what else to do with the world, Argentina and Iran applied to join the BRICS,” Sakharov wrote in the Telegram.

Russia has long sought to strengthen its ties with Asia, South America and the Middle East, but has recently stepped up its efforts to address sanctions imposed by Europe, the United States and other countries since Russian invasion of Ukraine.

SOURCE: AMPE

Source: Capital

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