BRICS expansion to be on agenda of august summit — Kremlin Spokesman
According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow is satisfied that the number of countries showing interest in unification is increasing
ST. PETERSBURG, June 18. /TASS/. BRICS expansion is on the agenda of the upcoming association summit that will take place in South Africa in August, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview for RT.
"A number of countries stated their intention to join the BRICS in some way. And this, of course, is such an interesting event, because it indicates the international authority of this integrational association. We expect the BRICS summit to take place in late August. And the expansion will be on agenda. BRICS member states will discuss that," the spokesman said.
According to Peskov, "there are certain nuances" regarding which expansion format would be better to adopt and whether it should be adopted at all.
The spokesman added that Russia is satisfied that more and more states display show keen interest in the BRICS.