Pakistan is making a bid to join the BRICS group, with the South Asian country reportedly filing an application with the grouping in 2024.
Pakistan’s newly-appointed Ambassador to Russia Muhammad Khalid Jamali has told the Russian media that his country would be counting on Russia’s assistance during the membership process.
In an interview with TASS, Jamali said Pakistan plans to join the group next year, under Russia’s presidency and added that Islamabad was in contact with member countries for support of the country’s membership but counted on Russia’s assistance.
“Pakistan would like to be part of this important organisation and we are in process of contacting member countries for extending support to Pakistan’s membership in general and the Russian Federation in particular,” Jamali said, The Express Tribune reported.
Formed in 2010, the organisation currently is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
At the 15th BRICS Summit in August this year, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE had been invited to join the organisation, with their full membership scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2024.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said last month that BRICS planned to agree on a list of candidates for partner-state status ahead of the upcoming summit in Kazan.
He said during the Russian chairmanship, special attention would be paid to expanding the “circle of BRICS friends”.
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